Mrs Sandra Hazan > Dentons > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
5 BOULEVARD MALESHERBES
75008 PARIS
France

Work Department

Tax

Position

Sandra Hazan is a Partner in Dentons’ Paris Tax group.

Sandra is involved in restructuring and tax planning issues. She has extensive experience in assisting clients on tax audits and litigation, particularly in the area of transfer pricing and international structuring. She advises clients in many sectors of activity, such as food and hotels, and has particular expertise in the luxury, fashion and cosmetics industry.

Sandra is the founder of the “Cercle du Luxe”, a think tank dedicated to tax-related issues applying to the luxury sector.

Additionally, she has extensive experience in dealing with complex tax issues related to the digital economy. She is solicited by the OECD in particular for her expertise on taxation of intangibles.

Career

Joined Dentons (previously Salans) in 1999
Started practicing as a tax lawyer in 1993

Languages

English, French

Memberships

Admitted to the Paris Bar, 1995

Founder of the Cercle du Luxe
Member of the Teaching Committee of the Master 221, University Paris Dauphine
Member of Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux (IACF)
Member of France Invest
Member of European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA)
Member of French Women Tax Experts Association (A3F)
Member of Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW)
Speaker at HEC
Speaker at IESEG
Speaker at Initiadroit (volunteering)

Education

Queen Mary & Westfield College, London, LL.M. (1993)
University of Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne, D.E.A. English and North-American Business Law (1991)
University of Paris II – Panthéon Assas, Maîtrise in Business and Tax Law (1990)

Lawyer Rankings

France > Industry focus: Luxury goods

Dentons maintains a strong reputation on the French market and is ideally situated within its globally integrated network to assist international luxury goods clients with a range of legal services, from employment issues to private equity transactions and copyright infringement cases. The multidisciplinary group is led by Sandra Hazan, a tax specialist with over 25 years of experience who is renowned for her in-depth knowledge of transfer pricing and international taxation. She is supported by Katell Déniel-Allioux, who advises on employment law, particularly in relation to acquisitions and restructurings, and Loïc Lemercier, an expert in IP litigation. Isabelle Leroux is another key name in the practice.

France > Tax

The team at Dentons advises on matters related to transactional tax, real estate tax, transfer pricing, individual tax, charities and not-for-profit tax issues. The team is a popular choice for clients in the the luxury goods, cosmetics, W&I insurance, biotechnology and medical devices sectors. Practice head Gianluca Calisti is an experienced transactional tax lawyer, with specific expertise in the real estate sector. Sandra Hazan is a key name for restructuring and transfer pricing policy advice; Julien Le Guyader focuses on pharmaceutical tax disputes and transactions; and Jérôme Le Berre has strong knowledge of the life sciences sector.