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Tax
Clifford Chance specialises in handling tax aspects tied to complex corporate transactions and financing arrangements, including M&A, capital markets and real estate deals and associated restructurings. The group's expertise also extends to employment taxation. Leading the team is ‘exceptionally smart tax lawyer’ Michiel Sunderman, who maintains a broad practice that covers M&A, restructuring and private equity fund structuring matters. Nolan Groenland assists with the structuring of the tax aspects of corporate and finance transactions, with Stern Flik focusing primarily on taxes tied to finance and real estate transactions.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
'My go-to person at Clifford Chance is the very bright Michiel Sunderman, who stands out with exceptional knowledge of tax legislation and tax structuring, combined with a very practical approach.'
'CC's tax team is highly skilled and provides thorough advice on complex matters.'
'I've worked with Nolan Groenland. Communication is very pleasant and turnaround time was quick. Nolan is a good sparring partner and was very supportive. His knowledge of international tax regulations is excellent, which makes it easy to trust him with a case or transaction.'
'Michiel Sunderman is an exceptionally smart tax lawyer.'
'On the ball and responsive.'
Key clients
- ABN AMRO Bank N. V
- ING Bank N.V.
- Rabobank
- Adyen N.V
- Arçelik A.S.
- InfraVia Capital Partners
- Royal DSM
- Henley Investment Management
- Flint Group Finance B.V
- Koole Terminals B.V.
- LBBW
- Equistone European Partners
- OCI N.V.
- Partners Group
- Telefonica Europe B.V.
- TotalEnergies SE
- Veolia Nederland B.V.
- Vinci S.A.
- Vivada Investments B.V.
Work highlights
- Advised ABN AMRO, ING and Rabobank in relation to the planned acquisition of Currence iDEAL.
- Acted for Roompot, a portfolio company of KKR, and KKR, on the acquisition of Landal GreenParks, including associated tax structuring.
- Advised TotalEnergies on their negotiations with Alimentation Couche-Tard for the setting up of a partnership in Belgium and Luxembourg, and the sale of their retail networks in Germany and the Netherlands.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading associates
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Nolan Groenland
Clifford ChancePractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michiel Sunderman