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Greenberg Traurig LLP Offices

Greenberg Traurig LLP
Valley at Zuidas
Beethovenstraat 545
1083 HK
Netherlands
Visit website 31 20 301 7300 31 20 301 7350

Alex Westerman

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+31 (0) 20 301 7347 westermana@gtlaw.com View profile View profile

Work Department

Tax

Position

Shareholder

Career

Alex Westerman focuses his practice on the area of international tax. He has deep experience and education in different aspects of international taxation, including tax planning, mergers & acquisitions, tax accounting & reporting, personal income tax, VAT and transfers pricing, including experience in tax aligned supply chain. He is the first point of contact with several international operating oil & gas, consumer business, and IP/software companies. Also, he has wide-ranging experience advising different sorts of funds (including investment funds and private equity funds) on their Dutch and international tax position. Most of Alex’s clients have large Dutch-based operations and are part of internationally operating companies with head offices in Europe (50 percent) and the United States (50 widely). He is widely recognized for his work synchronizing financial/audit and tax issues.

Concentrations
International corporate tax planning
Mergers and acquisitions
International group reorganizations
Structuring (Tax aspects of domestic and international projects)
Business integration

Capabilities
Tax
Tax & Business Group
Cross-Border Tax Planning

Admission to Practice
Netherlands
˘ Admitted to the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors Bar.

Languages

Dutch, Native
English, Fluent
German, Conversational
French, Conversational

Memberships

  • Member of the NOB

Education

  • Fiscal Law, Faculty of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Tax

Greenberg Traurig LLP brings a ‘commercial, pragmatic and collaborative’ approach to its tax advice, assisting such clients as real estate and infrastructure investors with the tax structuring of their acquisitions and divestments, in addition to supporting clients undergoing restructuring measures. Practice head Thomas van der Vliet specialises in structuring the tax aspects of corporate and real estate transactions, with a strong knowledge of international tax treaties. Erik de Bie handles advisory and contentious matters tied to VAT, customs and excise duties. Alex Westerman advises the oil and gas and IT sectors on tax planning and transfer pricing.

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