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About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

With over 900 tax practitioners in 40 countries, our recognized global team combines deep industry knowledge and technical skill to deliver integrated advice that seamlessly aligns to clients’ businesses. From policy to planning, transactions to dispute resolution, our team of experienced lawyers, economists and tax advisors look at tax from every angle and provide full-scale advice to leading multinational companies, family businesses and individuals.

Chambers Review

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Tax - Europe-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie has an impressive offering across Europe, with key practices in the UK, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Spain. The lawyers advise on the tax due diligence of multi-jurisdictional target companies and the tax structuring of strategic acquisitions. Baker McKenzie assists with transfer pricing, VAT and the taxation of internationally mobile employees, and is further active in tax disputes. The law firm counts large multinationals among its clients, as well as financial institutions and pharma companies.

Notable practitioners

Marnin Michaels chairs the law firm's EMEA tax practice from Zürich.

Work Highlights

Provided by Baker McKenzie

  • Baker McKenzie assisted Air France-KLM with the tax aspects of the EUR1.5 billion investment made by Apollo Global Management into Flying Blue Miles.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Our lawyers at Baker McKenzie are always very focused and do high-quality work for us. They stay on top of things until the very end.

Tax respondent
Europe

Baker McKenzie has a very creative, high-value and supporting team. The partners know their customers very well and adapt to their circumstances.

Tax respondent
Europe

The firm has multidisciplinary skills essential for handling major deals.

Tax respondent
Europe

Baker McKenzie's team were incredibly professional, they were able to work to difficult deadlines and they had a comprehensive understanding of the issues.

Tax respondent
Europe

Baker McKenzie has a strong international network and it adapts very well to the times and deadlines needed. It also takes care of the relationship with the client.

Tax respondent
Europe

Members

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Marnin J. Michaels

Head of Department