Tax
Europe Guide 2024 : France
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Chambers Review
Sullivan & Cromwell has a recognised team advising on a wide range of tax matters, such as restructurings and the tax elements of high-end corporate and finance transactions. The law firm combines its expertise in these matters with a strong standalone tax practice capable of advising on both litigious and non-contentious issues. The team advises an impressive list of clients including leading French and international companies, as well as financial institutions. The lawyers are experienced in representing clients in tax dispute cases up to the highest level of French and European courts.
Strengths
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"Sullivan & Cromwell is an outstanding law firm capable of digging into problems and finding the right legal path to victory. The lawyers always respond at the right time."
"The team has the skill, the proximity to the client and the transparency. It is pleasant and has great technical skill. The lawyers are easy to access and approachable. Sullivan & Cromwell has also been very good with great engagement and it can home in on the risks. It can deduce which are the real risks and which ones we can accept. It masters the subjects well."
"Sullivan & Cromwell has a good appreciation of what must and what must not be done."
"Sullivan & Cromwell is an outstanding law firm capable of digging into problems and finding the right legal path to victory. The lawyers always respond at the right time."
"The team has the skill, the proximity to the client and the transparency. It is pleasant and has great technical skill. The lawyers are easy to access and approachable. Sullivan & Cromwell has also been very good with great engagement and it can home in on the risks. It can deduce which are the real risks and which ones we can accept. It masters the subjects well."
"Sullivan & Cromwell has a good appreciation of what must and what must not be done."
Notable Practitioners
Gauthier Blanluet remains a driving force in the market, advising on the tax side of high-value corporate transactions and he is further experienced in representing clients in contentious tax mandates. His longstanding experience attracts notable French corporate clients.
"Gauthier Blanluet is without a doubt one of the best lawyers I have ever met. He is technically excellent in many areas, and shows rare calm in complex situations and in negotiations, which is very reassuring for the client."
"Gauthier Blanluet provides outstanding service and knowledge and he is easy to work with."
"We like his expertise, reactivity and ability to go very deep into complex analysis and to make things easier for us."
"He is very open to dialogues and to listening to his clients' needs, very easy to access and very good in his field. He is precise, rigorous, and does not try to just please his clients."
"You can see how deeply he investigates files and comes up with practical solutions. He has very wide knowledge."
Nicolas de Boynes is a notable tax lawyer whose work ranges from the structuring of acquisitions and reorganisations to litigious mandates.
"Nicolas de Boynes offers outstanding service and is easy to work with."
"Nicolas de Boynes is a very good technician and it is very nice working with him because he tries to understand what you need and what is possible. He tries to adjust with our constraints."
"He is someone who works a lot and is very skilled and always available. Even when it is urgent, he always makes himself available."
"He is a really skilled, technical French lawyer."
"Nicolas de Boynes has very strong technical skills."