Praised for its ‘extensive expertise in real estate taxation’, the team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner frequently assists investors, investment funds, and management companies with transactions involving office buildings, residential assets, retail parks, and hotels. Leadership is shared between real estate tax specialists Christine Daric and Olivier Mesmin, who are noted for their ’high competence, availability and responsiveness’.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- ‘High competence, availability and responsiveness - Christine Daric and Olivier Mesmin.’
- ‘The team boasts a wealth of true specialists in every aspect of real estate, each with extensive experience. They are all attentive and skilled communicators, frequently organising conferences. Their responsiveness and availability are also highly valued.’
- ‘Christine Daric - serious, high-quality work, rigorous, creative, dealmaker.’
- ‘The team has extensive expertise in real estate taxation and knows how to handle cases pragmatically. They are therefore an excellent business partner in this area.’
- ‘Olivier Mesmin and Yecine Nour are both very available and pedagogical; they know how to address both tax specialists and our operations teams who do not always have the technical knowledge of the subjects.’
- ‘Availability, business perspective on topics, market and competitor initiative overview.’
- ‘A competent and reliable team, available as needed.’
- ‘Olivier Mesmin stands out for his extensive experience and outstanding professionalism, making his advice invaluable.’
Key clients
- Ipsos
- SEGRO
- Burstone
- Orbimed
- Value Retail / La Vallée Village
- Alphitan
- RGreen Invest
Work highlights
Advised SEGRO on the tax aspects of the sale of its France-based Onyx portfolio, which comprises five logistics platforms, totalling circa 130,000 square metres.
Advised Burstone on the tax aspects of its strategic partnership with Blackstone.
Advised OrbiMed on the tax aspects of setting up of a €100 million loan agreement through a structure with Poxel in out-of-court proceedings.
Lawyers
Leading partners: Property tax
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Christine Daric
Practice head
Christine Daric; Olivier Mesmin
Other key lawyers
Yecine Nour