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Florian Lechner

Florian Lechner

Germany 2026

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About

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Germany

Career

Florian is Head of German Tax.

He has more than 25 years of experience advising international companies, banks and financial investors on tax matters relating to M&A, private equity and structured finance transactions as well as financial products and alternative investments.

Prior to joining the firm in 2023, Florian practiced at two other leading international law firms for more than two decades. In recent years, besides his transactional work, he has increasingly worked on internal investigations in the financial sector, particularly with dividend arbitrage transactions. He also has represented domestic and international banks in tax-related civil law litigations with counterparties. Florian is recommended as a tax lawyer in Germany in several leading legal directories.

Chambers Review

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Tax - Germany

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Florian Lechner heads the firm's German tax practice and is renowned for his tax expertise within the banking and finance sector, with a strong track record of advising across multi-jurisdictional M&A, regulatory compliance, tax investigations and fiscal disputes.

Indviduelles Editorial

Florian Lechner leitet die deutsche Steuerpraxis der Kanzlei und ist für seine steuerrechtliche Expertise im Bank- und Finanzsektor bekannt und verfügt über eine langjährige Erfahrung in der Beratung bei grenzüberschreitenden M&A-Transaktionen, Compliance-Mandaten, Steuerfahndungen und Steuerstreitigkeiten.

Strengths

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  • Florian Lechner is very strong in banking and finance-related tax matters.

    TaxChambers Germany
  • Florian Lechner ist sehr kompetent in bank- und finanzbezogenen steuerrechtlichen Fragen.

    TaxChambers Germany

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Germany

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