Danièle Buchler > Linklaters > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile

Linklaters
AVENUE JOHN F. KENNEDY 35
L-1855 LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg

Work Department

Tax

Position

Danièle Buchler joined Linklaters Luxembourg’s tax practice in 2009 and was promoted to Partner in May 2023. She regularly advises corporate clients on the Luxembourg tax aspects of cross-border reorganisations and assists investment managers in the set-up and tax structuring of joint venture companies and fund vehicles. She further has significant expertise in the tax structuring of private equity transactions and, more generally, the downstream structuring of fund investments across all asset classes. Aside from her focus on funds and financial investors, Danièle also advises on the various tax angles of local real estate transactions both by way of share deals and asset deals.

Career

  • May 2023 to date Partner, Linklaters, Luxembourg
  • May 2022 to date Counsel, Linklaters, Luxembourg
  • 2020 – 2022 Consultant, Linklaters, Luxembourg
  • 2015 – 2020 Managing Associate, Linklaters, Luxembourg
  • 2009 – 2015 Associate, Linklaters, Luxembourg

Memberships

Danièle was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 2010 and is a member of the Luxembourg branch of the International Fiscal Association as well as actively involved in a number of working groups of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), in particular regarding DAC 6 and the different ATAD initiatives. She also takes part in the Young Tax Leaders and PE4W committees of the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA).

Education

  • 2008 – 2009 LL.M. in International Financial Law, King’s College London, School of Law (UK)
  • 2007 – 2008 Master II of Law, University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne (France)
  • 2006 – 2007 Master I of Law, McGill Faculty of Law (Canada) / University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne (France)
  • 2003 – 2006 Bachelor of Law, University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne (France)

Lawyer Rankings

Luxembourg > Tax

Leveraging ‘an excellent depth and breadth of expertise’, including on corporate, finance and funds matters, Linklaters‘ small tax team, which is led by Joakim-Antoine Charvet, excels in providing ‘well-rounded advice’ on the Luxembourg structures to facilitate M&A and other transactional work handled by the firm. Danièle Buchler, who was promoted to partner in May 2023, and Cyrielle Nis are ‘excellent tax advisers regarding Luxembourg private equity structuring and deals’.