Tax
CMS Francis Lefebvre's broad offering covers both contentious and non-contentious tax matters, including mandates concerning general taxation of private companies, as well as state-owned enterprises. The team includes experts in project management, international tax and tax litigation. Stéphane Austry coordinates the tax litigation and controversy group and Bruno Gibert focuses his practice on transfer pricing. Other key team members include Edouard Milhac, who is a key name for transactional tax; Anne-Sophie Rostaing, who is knowledgeable of corporate tax, Jean-Charles Benois, Frédéric Gerner and Ludovic Duguet.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The best team in Paris for international taxation and transfer pricing policy topics. Excellent knowledge of technical subjects and the French tax administration to obtain rulings or negotiate litigation. Excellent mastery of treaties to avoid double taxation and international mechanisms.’
‘Extremely responsive team with practical and concrete solutions to implement’
Key clients
- Tennaxia
- Nissan
Work highlights
- Assisted French Banking Federation (FEDERATION BANCAIRE FRANCAISE) and several French and foreign banks on considering the possibility to justify “Cum Cum” reassessments without change of legislation and without grounding those reassessments on anti-abuse provisions.
- Advising RUBIS TERMINAL GROUP on tax assistance in the context of the refinancing of part of the group’s third-party indebtedness and re-leveraging of the group.