Overview
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Niels Dejean and Anne-Sophie Maes as partners in its Global Tax Practice Group in Paris. With their extensive experience advising international corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions, strategic tax matters and tax controversies, Niels and Anne-Sophie bring significant value to the Firm’s busy French tax practice.
“Niels and Anne-Sophie are outstanding practitioners with an impressive history of working with sophisticated clients in their complex tax matters,” said Tim Shuman, global head of McDermott’s Tax Practice Group. “They perfectly complement our tax practice and will provide a strong boost to our Paris tax offerings as we continue to develop our cross-border capabilities.”
Both Niels and Anne-Sophie join from a major global law firm where they advised clients on a range of tax law and corporate tax issues, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets transactions and financing, as well as tax controversy and dispute resolution matters.
“Niels has an outstanding reputation in the French market, while Anne-Sophie is regarded as one of the country’s rising stars in corporate tax,” said Grégoire Andrieux, managing partner of the Firm’s Paris office. “Their strong client relationships will help us advance our strategic goal of growing McDermott’s broader tax practice, both on the local and cross-border scale.”
An established tax lawyer, Niels is regularly ranked in the latest editions of Chambers Europe, Chambers Global and The Legal 500 EMEA, garnering universal praise from his clients. Anne-Sophie was recognized as a “Rising Star” by The Legal 500 EMEA.
“We are thrilled to join McDermott,” Niels and Anne-Sophie said. “The Firm’s excellent reputation in handling complex tax matters, combined with its impressive international platform, offers us tremendous opportunities to further develop our practices.”
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