Tax
DSM Avocats à la Cour
At DSM Avocats à la Cour, Alex Pham is 'a fine strategist when it comes to tax litigation', regularly securing high-profile victories for HNWIs, corporates and funds in hearings before the civil and administrative courts. In addition, Pham also handles some corporate structuring work and is 'highly skilled in providing tax advice on cross-border transactions'.
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Testimonials
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'They provide top-level tax advice, but they are also seasoned tax litigators, which is an asset in the Luxembourg new tax environment. Therefore, when necessary, the tax team is qualified to represent clients before all European and Luxembourg administrative and civil courts. They successfully defend clients in landmark cases creating precedents.’
‘Alex Pham is a fine strategist when it comes to tax litigation and highly skilled in providing tax advice on cross-border transactions. He listens to the clients' needs and is up-to-date with market trends and regulations.’
Key clients
- C2PHARMA
- Wagner Group
Work highlights
- Successfully represented C2Pharma, a Luxembourg healthcare/pharmaceutical company, in a high-stakes tax litigation, securing the deduction of almost €50m in professional expenses and imposing fines on the Luxembourg tax authorities.
- Provided tax structuring advice for the sale of 85% of European Data Hub's shares to a European investment fund, achieving significant tax savings in this cross-border transaction.
- Successfully defended a real estate developer against accusations of fraud and tax evasion by the Luxembourg VAT authorities and contested the refusal of input VAT deductibility.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mario Di Stefano