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Xavier Renard
Position
Xavier Renard is a partner in the Tax Department in the Paris office.
Mr. Renard is active in the field of corporate taxation and provides general tax advice to French and multinational groups of companies, investment funds, and financial institutions. He also specializes in the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, financings of groups of companies, tax consolidation regimes, taxation of financial products, and asset financing transactions.
Mr. Renard is a member of the International Fiscal Association and the Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux. He is also recognized as a key player in LBO taxation.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Tax
(Leading partners: Transactional/corporate tax)Transactional powerhouse Latham & Watkins is well regarded for its expertise in capital markets transactions, notably high-yield bond issuances and IPOs. Other areas of expertise include the implementation of employee stock incentives and management packages, as well as tax controversy matters before the French tax authorities. Olivia Rauch-Ravisé
is highly regarded in the field and heads up the practice with deep expertise in private equity and M&A. Xavier Renard is a key name in the group and is well versed in private equity transactions, intra-group reorganisations and the taxation of financial instruments. Cécile Mariotti left the firm in January 2025.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- EU, competition and distribution
- Insolvency
- Private equity: LBO
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Data privacy and data protection
- Media and entertainment: Sports
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Compliance
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Private equity: venture/growth capital