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Boutique firm Tirard Naudin assists with international tax matters and is especially well known for its tax disputes practice. The avocats often represent clients in tax challenges before the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice.
The firm also handles advisory mandates, helping clients to structure interests in French businesses and properties. Its lawyers also assist with their clients' estate planning. The majority of the firm's clients are non-French-resident, and its work is hugely international in scope. It is also known for its expertise in trusts matters.
Notable practitioners
Jean-Marc Tirard is hugely well known in this market for his expertise in English and US trusts laws, and their application to French residents and those with assets in France. He regularly advises on cross-border tax matters and represents clients before the tax authorities and in tax litigation. "I think he is great," says an international lawyer, explaining that "he simply has the longest and deepest experience of French tax as applied to trust structures."
Maryse Naudin acts for clients on tax investigations and tax litigation, and also advises on tax structuring and real estate taxation. Interviewees praise Naudin's expertise in tax matters and her skill in negotiating with tax authorities.
