Mr Thierry Lesage > Arendt & Medernach > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile
Arendt & Medernach Offices
HEAD OFFICE
41A AVENUE JF KENNEDY
2082 Luxembourg
L-2082
Luxembourg
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Mr Thierry Lesage
Work Department
Tax Law
Position
Thierry Lesage is a Partner in the Tax Law practice of Arendt & Medernach.
Career
He advises on both national and international tax issues. He is active on private equity, real estate and finance transactions.
Prior to joining Arendt & Medernach, he worked as a tax manager with one of the Big Four firms and as head of the corporate tax department with a bank in Luxembourg.
Languages
Dutch, English, French, Italian, reading knowledge of German.
Memberships
He is a member of the Luxembourg Bar, the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the International Fiscal Association where he was appointed as national co-reporter for the 2003, 2005 and 2014 Congresses. Moreover, he is a member and former Vice-Chair of the fiscal commission of the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association.
Education
Thierry Lesage holds a Master’s degree in law from the Université de Liège (Belgium) as well as a Master’s degree in fiscal law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium).
Leisure
He is the co-author of the Luxembourg chapter of the International Guide to the Taxation of Holding Companies published by the IBFD (Amsterdam).
Thierry Lesage is recommended as tax lawyer in the major league tables including Best Lawyers, Legal 500 and Chambers Europe.
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Tax
(Leading individuals)The seven-partner team at Arendt & Medernach has ‘exceptional breadth and depth in all aspects of Luxembourg tax’, including as it relates to transactional planning and negotiation, fund structuring, transfer pricing and controversy. ‘Technically superb’ team head Jan Neugebauer ‘applies calm, pragmatic and commercial judgement in his advice’ to international clients across a range of work, including in the context of structured finance transactions, real estate mandates and M&A matters. Thierry Lesage has a ‘highly sophisticated understanding of tax laws’, and excels at handling cross-border M&A, real estate and finance transactions, adding value through his knowledge of ‘how Luxembourg tax considerations interface with multi-jurisdictional planning’. As well as his expertise in private equity and real estate tax matters, Eric Fort is also well-versed in handling private client-related work and regularly advises on the tax aspects of wealth planning for ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs). Vincent Mahler is ‘responsive and technically strong’ across a range of international tax issues, including those with a nexus to France. Other recommended practitioners include Bruno Gasparotto, for VAT matters; Alain Goebel, on the transfer pricing front; and Philipp Jost, who excels in advising on alternative fund structuring matters, in particular with respect to German investments and/or investors.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Fintech
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- IP and IT
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Tax