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Led by the 'smart and experienced' Thierry Lesage, Arendt & Medernach's six-partner team has 'unsurpassed technical knowledge, commercial understanding and legislative and administrative insight', enabling it to provide 'client-oriented, proactive and solution-driven' advice to clients across the gamut of tax structuring and discrete advisory work. Eric Fort 'has an unparalleled expertise in tax-related financial matters', including as it relates to private wealth, as well as real estate and private equity. Jan Neugebauer regularly provides the tax structuring input to M&A mandates handled by the firm, while the 'outstanding' Vincent Mahler  is forging a strong reputation in the market advising on the tax aspects of unregulated and regulated real estate structures.

Baker McKenzie remains a towering force in the market for tax matters by virtue of a loyal client base, existing strong practitioners, and in November 2019, the recruitment of the 'outstanding' Diogo Duarte de Oliveira from Stibbe. The team has a strong focus on international tax structuring and advisory work for corporates, funds and financial institutions, and is able to tap into the expertise of a huge expanse of tax practitioners from across the firm's global network of offices. Antonio A. Weffer excels at advising on international tax matters and is recognised by some as 'the best transfer pricing practitioner in Luxembourg'. 

'Highly specialised in tax matters', Bonn Steichen & Partners provides 'extremely commercial and focused advice' to clients in the context of M&A and investment fund structuring, transfer pricing and tax disputes. 'Extremely knowledgeable' team head Alain Steichen is at the forefront of the highest-profile matters handled by the team, including its continued representation of the Luxembourg government in its ongoing state aid litigation with the European Commission for certain advance tax agreements granted to Amazon and Fiat. Recently promoted to counsel, Daniel Riedel 'stands out with his pro-active and commercial approach' across the gamut of contentious and non-contentious matters.

Led out of Luxembourg by the 'outstanding' Geoffrey Scardoni (following his arrival from DLA Piper in January 2019) and able to leverage an  extensive international network of offices, Clifford Chance provides 'answers to cross-border tax questions and has the ability to explain complex tax matters to the layperson in a clear way'. Praised for his ability to provide 'pragmatic tax and structuring solutions', Scardoni has 'great experience of international tax', particularly as it pertains to investment fund-related matters.

Appreciated by clients for its 'high level of integration' with other complementary practice groups, Elvinger Hoss Prussen provides 'excellent tax advice', particularly in relation to funds structuring work and on M&A mandates in the private equity and real estate fields. Jean-Luc Fisch left the firm in 2020.

Led by the 'excellent' Jochem van der Wal, Loyens & Loeff's seven-partner team has the strength-in-depth to act for clients across a wide range and volume of tax mandates, including on compliance, VAT, transfer pricing and in tax litigation matters. It also handles a considerable amount of fund structuring work for private equity sponsor clients relating to their investment strategies. Peter Moons is noted for his cross-border tax structuring expertise and also heads up the firm's transfer pricing team.

Benefiting from a 'deep understanding of the tax law and a critical and unique thought process on various tax topics', boutique firm TS&P has continued to pick up market share since its establishment in 2018. Headed by André Pesch, who benefits from 'deep knowledge, strong experience and excellent connections with the government and local tax authorities', the firm advises a myriad banks, funds, corporates and high-net-worth individuals on complex cross-border deals and structures involving a Luxembourg nexus.

Led by Patrick Andersson, Bonn & Schmitt's two-strong team handles a range of funds structuring and M&A-related tax advice, in addition to advice on exchange of information areas and disputes work.

Dentons' 'proactive and responsive' six-strong team is particularly well-positioned to provide international tax structuring advice to funds and corporates, where it is also able to tap into the expertise of practitioners spread throughout the firm's vast international network of offices. Jean-Luc Fisch joined in 2020 to head the team.

Working on its own, as well as in conjunction with practitioners from across the firm's international network, Hogan Lovells (Luxembourg) LLP's four-strong team is noted for its ability to 'provide a co-ordinated technical approach on cross-border subjects', including as it relates to M&A mandates handled by funds and corporates. 'Pragmatic and knowledgeable' team head Gérard Neiens has a strong reputation for transactional tax mandates, in addition to VAT matters and restructuring.

NautaDutilh's team has a transactional focus and regularly provides tax structuring advice to corporates, private equity companies and banks on M&A and financing mandates. 'Excellent' team head Jean-Marc Groelly regularly advises on the tax aspects of alternative investment funds and structured finance transactions.

Stibbe's tax team is now headed by Johan Léonard, who joined in November 2019 from NautaDutilh. Léonard has considerable national and international tax expertise (particularly from a Benelux perspective) in an advisory and litigation capacity. A traditional strength of the firm is providing the tax structuring pursuant to M&A activity handled by its roster of private equity clients. Diogo Duarte de Oliveira joined Baker McKenzie.

At Clément Konrad & Partners, 'very talented' name partner Christophe Clément advises across a range of tax matters, including as it relates to the establishment of regulated and unregulated Luxembourg investment platforms.

Headed by Denis Van den Bulke, VANDENBULKE's tax team forms an integral part of the firm's overall strength in corporate finance and M&A matters.

Led by David Maria , Wildgen's five-strong team provides 'practical and commercial advice' to international clients on the tax aspects associated with cross-border corporate finance mandates. Clients include corporates, funds and high-net-worth individuals.