Gottfried Breuninger

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Dr Gottfried E. Breuninger is head of the German Tax practice and Chair of Global Tax at Allen & Overy. He is regarded as a leading German tax law expert (ranked by Chambers in tier 1 for many years) and draws on more than 30 years’ experience in advising our clients on German and international tax matters. He regularly advices on tax audits and has a substantial track record on tax litigation proceedings. His focus lies on tax dispute resolution, in particular advising financial institutions on investigations and tax audits of complex tax driven transactions. This includes representing companies on disputed tax positions at the interface with criminal tax law.