Taxation

Managing tax with commercial perspective

Tax considerations influence virtually every important business decision. Effective tax advice should support strategy, not simply address compliance.

Businesses today operate in an increasingly complex tax environment shaped by regulatory change, international standards and growing scrutiny from authorities. Our integrated legal and tax team advises clients on transactional structuring, corporate reorganisations, cross-border investments, financing arrangements and tax disputes. Because tax expertise sits at the core of our practice, we are able to identify opportunities and risks at every stage of a project.

We frequently work alongside international advisors and multidisciplinary teams, helping clients manage tax considerations across multiple jurisdictions while maintaining alignment with broader commercial objectives. Whether planning transactions, responding to audits or pursuing litigation, we provide practical advice that combines technical excellence with commercial insight.

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Advising a leading European food-processing group in the reorganisation of Romanian shareholdings and the setting-up of a group-shares services function

Advising a global technology group in connection with tax investigations

Advising a global leader in construction materials in the reorganisation of group holdings

Advising a global leader in navigation and wearables technology on the tax implications of an employee stock-option plan

Advising an office property developer on the adjustment of property-related taxes

Advising a global e-commerce company on customs regulations and the processing of imported deliveries

Advising a global energy group on tax and legal implications and the available options for a reorganisation of group companies in Societas Europaea

Advising a waste-management group on international tax structuring in view of a its proposed acquisition by an international utility and environmental group

Assisting a leading regional property developer in relation to the corporate and tax reorganisation of projects and the sale of participation in office and commercial property special purpose vehicles (SPVs)

Advising a leading meat processor in connection with the group’s local and international reorganization, including schemes for future investment in production and warehousing and the setting-up of royalty structures

Advising a leading non-bank financial institution on the tax and legal aspects of operating leasing and sale-and-lease-back models

Advising a leading services-integration company on tax matters related to spin-off and the outsourcing of the IT and services departments of a petroleum company

Representing a leading petroleum company in multi-million Euro tax litigation related to excise duties for fuel sales in the aviation sector

Acting for a financial institution in tax litigation over the recovery of VAT for developments and a refusal to accept VAT deduction

Advising a construction materials company on the tax implications of various employment schemes for local and expatriate employees