Drawing upon significant ‘technical excellence and strategic insight’, BSP provides ’user-friendly’ advice to international and domestic clients across a range of transactional, compliance, and litigation matters. Managing partner Alain Steichen maintains strong market visibility across all aspects of the practice. ‘Very quick thinker’ Daniel Riedel is knowledgeable across domestic and international tax matters, including advising on the tax structuring pursuant to many fund-led infrastructure projects. The ’outstanding’ Pol Mellina handles tax structuring associated with fund set-ups and transactions, while on the litigation front continues to represent the Luxembourg VAT authorities in various VAT litigation matters.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Testimonials
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- 'The team is very grounded and extremely user-friendly, knowing when to raise issues that are important to us, and always finding solutions.'
- 'Daniel Riedel and Pol Mellina are outstanding tax lawyers who have a comprehensive overview of all aspects of Luxembourg and international tax law across different areas.'
- 'Daniel Riedel has a great understanding of the Lux tax system and is a very user-friendly tax lawyer.'
- 'Daniel Riedel is a very quick thinker and has extremely deep knowledge and experience in the world of international tax.'
- 'Jean Steffen is very experienced and is always very practical.'
- 'Always open for discussion, very solution-orientated.'
Key clients
- Global Infrastructure Partners
- Goldman Sachs
- Luxembourg Government
- Luxembourg Bar Association
- B2Impact
- Cipriani
Work highlights
Represented the Luxembourg Bar Association before the European Court of Justice in the context of a reference for a preliminary ruling which led to a landmark ruling on the question of the enforceability of legal professional privilege against tax authorities in exchange of information matters.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Alain Steichen
Other key lawyers
Gaëlle Felly; Pol Mellina; Daniel Riedel; Marc-Alexandre Bieber; Sophie Labruyere; Olivier Schank