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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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Band 1

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 firm's EMEA tax practice from Zürich.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"The team has excellent technical skills and good attention to detail, and they're very proactive in finding the best solutions."

Tax respondent
Europe

"The team is very informed of current tax developments worldwide and is very familiar with our tax issues and structure. It is great at spotting issues that might apply to us and coming up with solutions."

Tax respondent
Europe

"Baker McKenzie is excellent. It perfectly understands our business challenges and takes them into account in the solutions proposed."

Tax respondent
Europe

"The lawyers handle technical things in a way that is understandable to the client."

Tax respondent
Europe

"You can feel that they belong to a strong network, which they can use to clarify topics, such as country-specific questions."

Tax respondent
Europe

Members

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Marnin J. Michaels

Head of Department