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Mr Olivier Dal Farra
Work Department
Tax
Position
Olivier dal Farra is a Partner in the Tax Group of Baker McKenzie’s Luxembourg office. He has 15 years of experience in international and Luxembourg taxation. Before joining the Firm in 2019, Olivier worked as a senior tax manager for an audit firm in Luxembourg and in several international law firms in Paris and Luxembourg.
In 2024, Legal 500 EMEA recognized him as a Tax “Next Generation” Partner in Luxembourg.
Olivier’s practice focuses on international tax planning and tax advice in connection with investment tax structuring and M&A transactions. Olivier routinely assists international clients, including asset managers and private equity firms, in tax structuring strategies concerning their debt or equity investments. He also advises financial institutions (asset managers/banks/insurance companies) on tax planning and international tax compliance aspects.
He has significant experience in assisting high-net-worth individuals and families with international tax, wealth planning, regulatory and family governance issues and works closely with Baker McKenzie’s Wealth Management Practice. He advises numerous family offices, HNWI and private bankers on the tax structuring of private investments, as well as on succession planning.
He has also developed an in-depth expertise on matters relating to the EU Directive on Mandatory Disclosure Reporting (DAC6), assisting both intermediaries and taxpayers to detect and meet their DAC6 obligations.
He is the author of a book on the taxation of Luxembourg holding companies titled “Luxembourg holding companies – Domestic and International tax aspects”. He is a lecturer at Dauphine University (executive master in private estate and wealth management) and he is a member of the authors committee for the law review “Ingenierie Patrimoniale” (Editions JFA).
Languages
English, French
Memberships
- Member of the Luxembourg Bar (Liste I) (Avocat à la Cour)
- Member of the Association for the Luxembourg Funds Industry (ALFI) (DAC6 and ATAD 3 Committees)
- Member of the tax and regulatory committee of the Luxembourg Association of family offices (LAFO)
- Member of a Luxembourg association regrouping wealth planners (EPSG)
- Member of the Insurance Club at the Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA)
- Recurrent speaker at Luxembourg Association of Insurance Companies (ACA)
- Lecturer at Dauphine University (executive master in private estate and wealth management) teaching a course on Luxembourg holding structures and mandatory disclosure requirements
- Member of the authors committee for the law review “Ingenierie Patrimoniale” (Editions JFA).
Education
- Paris Bar School (2010)
- University of Nancy (Master’s Degree in Professional Business and Tax Law (DJCE) with specialization in tax law) (2008)
- Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge (LL.M in international and European Business Law ) (2007)
- Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (A and B Cycles in Taxation)
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Tax
(Next Generation Partners)Combining local expertise with global best practice, the ‘knowledgeable and experienced’ team at Baker McKenzie acts on its own as well as frequently alongside international firmwide offices to provide ‘pragmatic and solutions-oriented advice’ on tax structuring associated with corporate and finance transactions, as well as advising on standalone compliance/advisory and litigation mandates. The team is best-known for its international tax structuring expertise, an area where the ‘highly experienced and sophisticated’ Diogo Duarte de Oliveira excels and is always able to advise on the most appropriate structure to facilitate fundraising and large-scale cross-border M&A transactions. Amar Hamouche also provides ‘pragmatic and solutions-oriented advice’ on corporate and international tax structuring for funds on their downstream investments (as well as on management incentive arrangements), in addition to a considerable volume of tax structuring associated with structured capital markets transactions. Antonio Weffer heads up the firm’s transfer pricing sub group and often handles applicable work for funds, multinational corporates and financial services firms. As well as his flow of tax structuring for corporates, funds and financial institutions, Olivier Dal Farra, who rounds out the team at a partner level, is also noted for his ‘comprehensive knowledge of wealth structuring solutions for private clients’.