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August Debouzy
7 rue de Téhéran
75008 Paris
France
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Xavier Rohmer

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Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner

Career

Xavier Rohmer started his career at the French Ministry of Finance, where he worked for four years, and then joined the law firm Baker McKenzie in Paris in 1989. He then managed the International Desk of Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte in charge of Southern Europe, in London, for two years and returned to Paris in late 1992 to join the Corporate Finance department of Coopers & Lybrand Legal and Tax (now Landwell & Associés since 1999). He became a partner in 1997, then co-head of the M&A department at Landwell & Associés (PricewaterhouseCoopers’ correspondent firm) and a member of the executive committee as from March 2004.

He joined August Debouzy in March 2005 as a partner and created the tax and asset management department, which he is currently in charge of.

Xavier Rohmer assists investment funds (Private Equity) and major groups with their financial and tax issues in connection with their acquisitions or divestitures. He also provides advice on restructuring and capital development (fund raising), management package, wealth and asset structuring and executive compensation structure (capital gains, wealth and property wealth taxes (ISF/IFI), stock options, bonus shares, etc.) and for regulated professions (notaries public, chartered accountants). He oversees the tax litigation (and criminal tax law) practice, for corporations and individuals. He has also developed a Private Wealth practice for French or foreign corporate officers, managers and private investors in relation with family offices and private banks in the financial market.

Languages

French | English | Spanish

Memberships

Admitted to the Paris (1992) and Brussels (2007) bars

Education

  • Graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (IEP Paris, also called Sciences Po)
  • PhD in Law (Docteur d’État)
  • Graduated (alumnus) from the French National Tax School (École Nationale des Impôts)

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France > Industry focus: Luxury goods

The well-respected team at August Debouzy acts for leaders in the luxury fashion, make up, cosmetics, car and sportswear industries. The firm leverages a cross-practice team to advise on the full gamut of IP issues, alongside complex litigation and regulatory advice. Among its sizeable team are Mahasti Razavi, who is a digital law expert; Alexandra Berg-Moussa, who handles contractual work; which is also an area of focus for Florence Chafiol; and real estate specialist Guillaume Aubatier. Laurent Cotret; Vincent Brenot, who is an expert in public and environmental law; Xavier Rohmer and Marie-Hélène Bensadoun; as well as Fabienne Haas, who is an employment law and social security law expert, also bring significant expertise to the team.

France > Tax

With an equal footing in both transactional tax and private wealth management, August Debouzy regularly advises on the tax structuring of buyouts and leveraging special investment vehicles, as well as on wealth management for executives and family shareholders. Xavier Rohmer and Philippe Lorentz jointly head the practice, with Rohmer specialising in asset management and Lorentz excelling in acquisition and restructuring transactions for investment funds.

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