Jean Schaffner

Luxembourg and international tax law advice for high-net-worth individuals, banks and institutional clients, as well as private equity funds.

Tax advisory and contentious work, covering corporate direct and indirect tax, investment fund taxation, private wealth tax structuring, tax litigation and dispute resolution, as well as EU tax and state aid.

- Founder, Schaffner, law firm, May 2026

- Partner, Allen & Overy Luxembourg and Allen Overy Shearman Sterling SCS, 2000 – 2026

- Lecturer (chargé de cours), Luxembourg tax law, University of Luxembourg

- Lecturer, international tax law, Université de Valenciennes et Hainaut-Cambrésis, France, 2002 - 2004

- Partner, Loeff Claeys Verbeke, Luxembourg, 1999

- Senior Associate, Loeff Claeys Verbeke, Luxembourg, 1995-1998

- Lecturer, International Tax Law, Institut Supérieur du Commerce, Paris, 1994 – 1995

- Associate, Bureau Francis Lefebvre, Paris, 1991-1995

Chair of the scientific committee of the Luxembourg branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)

Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)

Former member of the Conseil de l’Ordre des Avocats (Council of the Bar Association) of Luxembourg

Chair of the “taxation” committee of the Bar

- "Dossiers Internationaux Luxembourg”, 8th edition, Francis Lefebvre, 2019, co-author

- "Livre jubilaire" [Jubilee Book] of the International Fiscal Association Luxembourg, Legitech, 2008 and 2018, Head of the editorial committee

- "How fixed is a permanent establishment ?", Kluwer, 2013

- "Droit fiscal international” (questions of Luxembourg and international taxation), Promoculture, 1999 (1st edition), 2005 (2nd edition), 2013 (3rd edition)

- "General Principles of Luxembourg Taxation", Anthemis, 2010

University of Luxembourg

PhD

2012

HEC, Paris

1989 - 1991