LAWYER PROFILE
David Colin

David Colin

France 2026

Chambers ranking badge
Chambers ranking badge

Ranked in 1 practice area

About

Provided by DAVID COLIN AVOCAT

Practice Areas

David has 30 years of experience in optimization of indirect taxes for both domestic and cross-border transactions, VAT advisory services, negotiations with tax authorities, and due diligence counselling. His expertise spans various sectors, including real estate, industrial, chemical, and telecommunications, among others.

David’s practice focuses on indirect taxes, real estate VAT and taxes, European VAT, and tax litigation.

He is a partner in the tax department at Reed Smith’s Paris office.

Prior to joining Reed Smith, David was a partner in the tax department at Winston & Strawn. Before that, he worked as a tax lawyer at KPMG and PwC.

Personal

https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/c/colin-david

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers France

Tax: Indirect Tax - France

Spotlight
Spotlight

Individual Editorial

David Colin is an indirect taxation specialist, whose practice focuses on VAT-related work in the real estate sector.

Editorial individuel

David Colin est un spécialiste de la fiscalité indirecte, sa pratique se concentre sur les dossiers liés à la TVA dans le secteur immobilier.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • David Colin is the reference in VAT real estate taxation in France.

    Tax: Indirect TaxChambers France
  • We give all our VAT matters to David Colin. He is one of the best specialists in this market niche. We like to work with him as he is very proactive and reactive; I only have good things to say.

    Tax: Indirect TaxChambers France
  • David Colin's strengths are really the attention to detail and the personal relationship between him and the client.

    Tax: Indirect TaxChambers France
  • Nous confions toutes nos questions de TVA à David Colin. C'est l'un des meilleurs spécialistes dans ce domaine. Nous apprécions travailler avec lui car il est très proactif et réactif ; je n'ai que des éloges à son sujet.
    Tax: Indirect TaxChambers France
  • David Colin est la référence en matière de TVA sur l'immobilier en France.

    Tax: Indirect TaxChambers France
  • Les points forts de David Colin résident véritablement dans son souci du détail et la relation personnelle qu'il entretient avec le client.

    Tax: Indirect TaxChambers France

Ranked Individuals at DAVID COLIN AVOCAT (1)

France

What success is built on

Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.

Explore thought leadership