Mr Vincent Schmitt > De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Mr Vincent Schmitt

+33 1 56 64 00 00 vschmitt@dgfla.com

Work Department

Structure Division: The activities of the Structure Division cover litigation and transactional work in connection with economic actor’s assets, governance and financing.

Position

Firm partner, Vincent Schmitt’s area of practice covers tax advice and tax litigation regarding both corporate and individual clients. He is mainly involved in international operations (including transfer pricing) and complex corporate structuring, domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions. He also advises international families with their investments in France or abroad and for international private tax planning. His practice area also covers all aspects of French tax litigation (defence for tax investigations, negotiation with tax authorities, Court litigation, tax ruling negotiation) for corporations and individuals. He is also a TEP and member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and advises on trust matters; he is currently the chairman of the STEP French branch.

Languages

French, English.

Memberships

Vincent Schmitt was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1993. Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) French Branch – Chairman.

Education

Postgraduate degree (DESS) in Business Administration (Paris Institute of Business Administration (IAE), 1989); Master’s degree in Corporate and Tax Law (Strasbourg University, 1986).