Stéphane Austry
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Tax
Well equipped to handle a range of corporate tax matters, CMS Francis Lefebvre is also a strong choice for strategic structuring and reorganisation transactions. Key names within the practice include Stéphane Austry, whose expertise lies in international tax and the application of tax treaties; Bruno Gibert, who is a key contact for transfer pricing matters; Edouard Milhac, who is active in the group's transactional work, notably M&A and private equity; Anne-Sophie Rostaing, whose strengths are in handling real estate tax matters for domestic property investment funds; Jean-Charles Benois, who is skilled at structuring tax-efficient financings; and Frédéric Gerner, who specialises in reorganisations, tax consolidation and corporate tax.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent quality service. Very available and responsive teams. Billing in line with the high-quality service provided.’
- ‘Bruno Gibert is very agile, very good, and offers innovative solutions while being cautious.’
- ‘Excellent technique and support, very well adapted to the customer's requests. Excellent level of collaboration.’
- ‘The CMS team is truly seeking constant innovation on all of our projects. The team is a creative force and always finds original solutions and brings real added value. They have a very collaborative and inclusive working method.’
- ‘Great availability and responsiveness, combined with great skills recognized by internal contacts and external contacts.’
- ‘The strength of this firm is its ability to handle a very broad spectrum of subjects, thanks to the collaboration between the different practices. Their ability to deliver an analysis within the given deadlines, even tight ones, is also a strength.’
- ‘The CMS Francis Lefebvre team is made up of experts who enjoy a good reputation with our mutual clients. As a partner, referring this team seems quite obvious to me since CMS Francis Lefebvre is a brand—a guarantee of quality that is verified in the processing of files. Compared to competing teams on the market, it seems to me that the CMS team stands out for its perfect knowledge of tax audit services.’
Key clients
- Société pour l’Informatique Industrielle (SII)
- Union des Aéroports Français (UAF)
- Capitole Energy
- Landanger
- JP Morgan
- Vivalto
- Vivendi
- CMA CGM
- Covea Immobilier
- KLEPIERRE
- SOFIDY
- NGE
- Constructa
- Picard Group
- Lupa SA
- Rubis Terminal Group
Work highlights
- Assisting Vivendi with a tax litigation procedure claiming the recovery of the tax loss carryforward regarding the fiscal years from 2008 to 2011.
- Assisted CMA CGM with obtaining a ruling from the French tax authorities confirming the tax exemption of a multimillion-euro donation for setting up an endowment fund for decarbonising the French shipping industry.
- Assisting the Union of French Airports (UAF) with proceedings before the French Superior Administrative Court (Conseil d’État) to challenge the constitutionality of the law that imposes tax on long-distance transport infrastructure, which is payable by the French motorway concessions and major airports.
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Bruno Gibert
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