Philippe de Saint-Bauzel > ADVANT Altana > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

ADVANT Altana
45 RUE DE TOCQUEVILLE
75 017 PARIS
France

Work Department

Tax Law

Position

Partner

Career

Philippe de Saint-Bauzel joined ADVANT Altana as a Partner in 2021 after having spent almost 18 years as partner at Squire Patton Boggs.

He specializes in Tax Litigation as well as Tax and Transfer Pricing audits.

Philippe advises large French and overseas entities on all aspects of their operations including: acquisitions, disposals, domestic and international reorganisations, transactions, tax and transfer pricing audits, VAT planning and compliance, employee incentives and long-term incentive plans.

He also provides advice in relation to optimizing group structures in numerous industries such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, distribution and the service industry.

Languages

French, English

Memberships

  • member of the IFA (International Fiscal Association)

Education

  • Panthéon-Sorbonne University, D.E.S.S., 1991.
  • Panthéon-Assas University, Maitrise en Droit, 1990.

Lawyer Rankings

Paris > Secteurs et industries > Santé et sciences de la vie

ADVANT Altana est le « meilleur cabinet du marché dans de nombreux domaines » du secteur de la santé ;  et au premier rang pour le traitement des recours collectifs en responsabilité des produits.  Armand Aviges  , qui codirige la pratique, s’est vu confier la gestion des deux premières class actions initiées en France dans le secteur pharmaceutique. L’équipe dispose aussi d’une expertise réglementaire de haut niveau ; à laquelle font notamment confiance le LEEM et la CSRP. Le champ d’expertises couvre enfin les opérations transactionnelles, à travers  Jean-Nicolas Soret  qui conseille des biotech et des medtech dans leurs fusions-acquisitions transfrontalières. A noter, les arrivées en 2021 de Philippe de Saint-Bauzel et Stéphanie Nègre (ex Squire Patton Boggs).

France > Tax

(Firms to watch)

ADVANT Altana launched its tax practice in July 2021 following the hire of new practice head Philippe de Saint-Bauzel (ex Squire Patton Boggs) and counsel Stéphanie Nègre. The team provides tax support to the corporate practice and is also developing a standalone practice.

France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences

ADVANT Altana acts as counsel for leading pharmaceutical companies on complex product liability and regulatory matters, intellectual property, transactional, and contentious matters. The team has a core focus on guiding clients through IP registration, protection and enforcement, with a keen interest in the biotech industry, e-health, and the use of the ‘big data’ in the medical field. The practice is jointly led by Armand Aviges, Gilles Gaillard, and Jean-Nicolas Soret; they are supported by Philippe de Saint-Bauzel and Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy.