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DLA Piper

DLA Piper

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Belgium

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Tax

DLA Piper focuses its tax expertise within the funds, financial, and energy sectors. Co-leading the team is Nicolas Engelmann, who advises on fund and investment structuring, R&D incentives, and employment matters. Fellow practice co-head Chris Thompson focuses on tax controversy, fund and investment matters, and VAT. Drawing on his real estate tax expertise, Antoine Béchaimon focuses on construction and industrial sector taxation issues.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘We started working with Nicolas Engelmann regarding a specific tax matter and his views and approach to the question were outstanding.’
  • ‘The Belgian tax practice is technically strong with a practical approach. Understanding our changing needs and work products.’
  • ‘Nicolas Engelmann is technically very strong, while understanding the (practical) input requested.'
  • 'Nicolas Engelmann is able to give tailored advice, paying attention to the level of detail required at different stages of a project.’
  • ‘Christopher Thompson is a very good tax lawyer with a focus on financial matters.’
  • ‘Extremely responsive, technically sound, understands our needs.’
  • ‘Nicolas Engelmann is my Belgian tax counsel of choice: he understands our needs, is there when we need him, and delivers high-quality feedback in easy-to-understand language.'
  • 'Victor Rosias is level-headed, diligent, available.’

Key clients

  • Armen
  • AYVENS
  • Blue Gate Antwerpen Public Holding NV
  • Boskalis
  • Club Brugge KV
  • CMB.Tech
  • Conti-Lines NV
  • Corum XL
  • DEME
  • EQT Partners
  • Fastned
  • FINEG
  • Flemish Government
  • Francotyp Postalia Holding
  • Grottes de Han
  • Indaver
  • Kuwait Petroleum
  • Napoleon Games
  • Royal Belgian Shipowners Association
  • School Invest

Work highlights

Assisted AYVENS SA with the post-acquisition integration and restructuring of the Leaseplan Group.
Assisting CMB.Tech in designing international investment structures regarding essential and substantial new business investments.
Representing Kuwait Petroleum in a business-critical litigation before the Belgian Constitutional Court and European Court of Justice regarding a solidarity tax for oil companies.
Practice head

Nicolas Engelmann; Chris Thompson

Other key lawyers

Antoine Béchaimont