Mr Pierre Desenfans > Liedekerke > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Mr Pierre Desenfans

+32 2 551 14 93 p.desenfans@liedekerke.com View profile

Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner

Career

Pierre Desenfans’ practice focuses exclusively on litigation and real estate tax law.

• Litigation

Over time, Pierre has developed a significant tax litigation practice.

He assists Belgian and international clients in resolving their tax disputes  or tax investigations and advises clients on information requests, tax audits and tax dawn raids, and assists clients in the settlement of tax disputes.

Furthermore, he assists clients with any administrative tax controversy with the tax authorities and in tax litigation before the Belgian tribunals and courts of appeal, as well as before the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court and the European courts.

His practice also extends to defending the interests of his clients before the Court of Cassation.

• Real estate

In this respect, Pierre deals with all branches of tax law related to real estate, including corporate tax, VAT, registration fees, local, regional and federal real estate taxes and the taxation of real estate investment funds.

Pierre is very active in the following areas:

• • Transactions

Pierre assists numerous Belgian and foreign investors, whether they are listed companies, REITs, private equity funds, insurance companies or family offices.

In the context of the structuring of real estate transactions, his practice also extends to the negotiation of tax rulings or decisions of the central administration to secure transactions.

• • Tax structuring of real estate developments

Pierre assists numerous developers in the tax structuring of each phase of the development (acquisition, redevelopment, resale, etc.).

He acts for leading developers active in Belgium and negotiates rulings on these issues where and when necessary

Pierre teaches the course on real estate corporate tax; real estate M&A and real estate funds at the Catholic University of Leuven (UCL).

He also frequently gives seminars on current real estate tax issues and publishes numerous contributions.

Languages

French, English

Education

He holds a law degree from the University of Louvain (UCL 2005) as well as a degree in tax law from the University of Brussels (ULB 2006).