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Mr Henk Vanhulle
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner
Career
Henk is widely acknowledged as one of Belgium’s foremost tax lawyers. He has more than 35 years’ experience with advising corporates, financial institutions and funds on Belgian, EU and international tax matters, including their tax planning and structures. He also advises on the tax aspects of transactions, including in the fields of corporate M&A, capital markets, finance and real estate. He has a strong track record in R&D tax incentives. Henk advises clients on the tax aspects of equity incentive plans, such as share plans, stock options, leverage share plans, co-investment and carried interest schemes. He assists clients during tax investigations, administrative and court proceedings (including the European courts).
Henk maintains excellent contacts with the Belgian tax authorities (including the ruling commission, central tax authorities and the Government). He has obtained a number of important and innovative rulings on tax issues in relation to R&D incentives, equity incentives and the application of the DRD regime.
Henk heads the firm’s Belgian tax practice. Formerly, he was the national managing partner of Belgium, the firm’s global head of tax and served for six years on the firm’s Partnership Board.
For almost two decades, Henk has been recognised as a Band 1 practitioner in Chambers Europe and Legal 500.
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Languages
English, Dutch and French
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Tax
(Hall of Fame)Making full use of both its international network and the close collaboration within internal teams, Linklaters‘s tax practice is a safe port of call for financial institutions, corporations, investment funds and regulators for assistance with the key areas of tax advisory and planning, tax and VAT disputes, and transactional advice. Leading tax authority Henk Vanhulle
heads the team, bolstering a distinct track record in R&D tax incentives with broad experience in corporate M&A, capital markets, finance and real estate transactional tax. Guido De Wit is the house VAT expert, while Caroline Borgers excels in corporate tax and tax litigation. Matthieu Possoz, who was promoted to counsel in May 2023, covers tax structuring, private equity, and real estate transactions.
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