Tax
Separating its tax focus into two distinct segments, Eubelius provides tax advice to corporate M&A and real estate clients on direct and indirect tax aspects of inbound and outbound investments on the one hand, and handles tax litigation on the other. Leadership of the advisory arm is split between real estate and transactional tax expert Wouter Claes and VAT specialist Korneel Decroix, while Svjatoslav Gnedasj distinguishes himself in heading the tax litigation practice. Kelly Moens supports on real estate and fund taxation.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Outstanding tax team, both from an academic and transactional point of view, with services and fees that are tailored to and within reach of SMEs over (very) big companies to multinationals, combining the advantages of an independent law firm with an extensive network of partner firms abroad. Good to mention the regular legal updates (mailings and client seminars) and dedicated client platform.’
‘Gnedasj Svjatoslav is the tax litigation pit-bull you would want at your side whenever your company is involved in a complex tax litigation, never dropping the bone and negotiating on the edge, always with the best outcome for his client in mind.’
‘Diversity of the team. Availability of the team, flexibility to changing circumstances, decisions or situations.’
‘Clear and efficient communication. individual availability of the person, willingness to find creative solutions in line with business or corporate needs.’
‘The tax practice of Eubelius has deep knowledge and local knowhow to deliver concise advice in a practical manner. It is our experience that the tax team is highly knowledgeable, responsive and able to deliver high quality work. Very reliable team and nice to work with.’
‘Kelly Moens is very knowledgeable and has great communication skills. She is very pleasant to work with and always responsive.’
- ‘Wouter Claes is a thorough adviser with a great understanding of the commercial side of business. He is able to deliver practical solutions for complex legal issues.’
‘The accessibility of the team, the depth of the expertise, the experience gained by working for other larger clients in different fields easily shared.’
Key clients
- Family Baijot
- Belgian State
- Magnetrol International
- Puratos
- Delta Light
- Ontex
- Siemens
- Industry Software
- BASF Antwerpen
- Ansell Healthcare
- Trane
- Kinepolis Group
- Vasco Group
- Astra Sweets
- Mayekawa Europe
- Celio International
- Immobel
- Atenor,
- Nextensa
- bpost
- AG Real Estate
- Forum Estates
- Investment Capital Partnership
- Liantis
Work highlights
- Assisted the Belgian State in structuring and negotiating the extended operation of two nuclear reactions.
- Assisted AG Real Estate, one of the largest real estate investors in Belgium, with respect to various high-profile real estate projects.
- Represented three major real estate project developers in 20 corporate tax and VAT litigation cases before the Belgian Courts, considered pilot cases of the Belgian special tax inspection related to the re-characterisation of share deals into (taxable) asset deals/services.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Wouter Claes, Svjatoslav Gnedasj, Korneel Decroix