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Ernst & Young focuses on working for large Belgian companies and large multinationals listed on the stock exchange. The firm has hired Marc Joostens from PricewaterhouseCoopers into the VAT practice. The general perception is he is the number one specialist ... [more]

Ernst & Young focuses on working for large Belgian companies and large multinationals listed on the stock exchange. The firm has hired Marc Joostens from PricewaterhouseCoopers into the VAT practice. The general perception is he is the number one specialist in e-invoicing, which the head of the tax department, Herwig Joosten, thinks will become "more and more important" in the next couple of years because of an EU directive.

Ernst & Young's tax team is led by Neophytos Neophytou while George Kourris is the firm's managing partner. The practice has clients in the energy, financial services, real estate, technology, communications and transportation sector. Maarten Koper is ... [more]

Ernst & Young's tax team is led by Neophytos Neophytou while George Kourris is the firm's managing partner. The practice has clients in the energy, financial services, real estate, technology, communications and transportation sector. Maarten Koper is known for his work in capital markets.

Ernst & Young's tax team is led by Niels Josephsen who is recognised for his work on M&A and cross-border structuring. One client rated him "very highly, great at managing our cross-border assignments". The firm has strengthened its tax team with the ... [more]

Ernst & Young's tax team is led by Niels Josephsen who is recognised for his work on M&A and cross-border structuring. One client rated him "very highly, great at managing our cross-border assignments". The firm has strengthened its tax team with the addition of Niels Winther Sørensen as a partner. He was formerly a professor at the Copenhagen Business School. Ole Steen Schmidt led the firm's international tax practice until he left to join Accura. Thomas Bjerre leads the firm's transfer pricing practice while Søren Steenholdt is recognised for his work in capital markets and financial products. Josephsen implemented a tax risk management system documenting a group's tax strategy and policy so the group can handle its tax risks according to best practice in all countries. Only a few Danish companies have such a system in place. A tax exempt cross-border merger that the team advised on was innovative because although the EU Mergers Directive has been in place for several years, corporate law in various jurisdictions have not made this possible until recently. The firm's impressive list of clients include TDC, Novo Nordisk and Carlsberg. One client said they were "very happy with the quality of advice and service."

Ernst & Young has received much respect from its competitors as one of the leading tax firms in the country, despite losing a number of senior figures to rivals and to government positions.

Ernst & Young is described as the "best out of the big-four firms in Paris". Peers commend the overall quality of the team, its "strong presence" and its "very good people".

With 1,800 tax people across 16 offices, Ernst & Young has the largest tax practice of the big-four firms in Germany. Noted practitioner Ulrich Michaelis heads the group, which has acted for big-name clients such as Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Post and BASF, ... [more]

With 1,800 tax people across 16 offices, Ernst & Young has the largest tax practice of the big-four firms in Germany. Noted practitioner Ulrich Michaelis heads the group, which has acted for big-name clients such as Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Post and BASF, a chemical company. Klaus Krämer Erkrath is recommended for M&A tax. One peer said the group has the "strongest reputation out of the big-four". Another commended its "very active private equity structuring group". A client praised the team's "wide experience in legal tax matters, but also [for being] a forerunner in tax accounting issues".

Ernst & Young's tax team is led by M&A expert Stephanos Mitsios and comprises of seven partners and 75 tax fee earners. One commentator described Themis Liannopoulos as a "good tax practitioner". The firm has recently been involved in a lot of restructurings ... [more]

Ernst & Young's tax team is led by M&A expert Stephanos Mitsios and comprises of seven partners and 75 tax fee earners. One commentator described Themis Liannopoulos as a "good tax practitioner". The firm has recently been involved in a lot of restructurings and also advises on M&A, VAT and human capital. The firm's clients include Shell, Heinz and Olympic Airways. The firm advised telecom providers Tellas and Wind in a merger which was a very complex transaction due to foreign participations. The firm assisted in the preparation of the Greek transfer pricing file of Shell Hellas and its subsidiaries. The file was drafted for the documentation of the prices of numerous and complex intercompany transactions. Mitsios worked on this matter.

The reorganisation of Ernst & Young globally has helped the international tax practice, including the team in Ireland, believes Kevin McLoughlin, the head of tax services. "We're all singing from the hymn sheet," he says. The tax practice consists of ... [more]

The reorganisation of Ernst & Young globally has helped the international tax practice, including the team in Ireland, believes Kevin McLoughlin, the head of tax services. "We're all singing from the hymn sheet," he says. The tax practice consists of corporate, indirect, human capital and private wealth services. The changes to the IP tax regime in April 2009 budget has boosted the leading position of the R&D team. The Irish Tax Desk in New York has been active in advising clients contemplating an inversion and those wanting guidance on the effects of President Obama's international tax proposals on their Irish operations.

More than 300 professionals make up Ernst & Young's tax team. Peers note the firm's expertise in transfer pricing. Davide Bergami is particularly mentioned in this field. He heads the transfer pricing practice and is one of the only people on the Italian ... [more]

More than 300 professionals make up Ernst & Young's tax team. Peers note the firm's expertise in transfer pricing. Davide Bergami is particularly mentioned in this field. He heads the transfer pricing practice and is one of the only people on the Italian market doing transfer pricing full time. The firm has 10 people doing transfer pricing.

Ernst & Young's tax team is involved in international tax structuring and tax planning for multinationals, assisting private equity houses in designing tax efficient acquisition structures, corporate and international tax advice for international ... [more]

Ernst & Young's tax team is involved in international tax structuring and tax planning for multinationals, assisting private equity houses in designing tax efficient acquisition structures, corporate and international tax advice for international and Luxembourg based banking and investment funds, human capital, VAT and transfer pricing. The team is led by Marc Schmitz and Frank Muntendam is the head of international tax. Yannick Zeippen heads the indirect tax practice while Paul Leyder specialises in transfer pricing. Katrin Lakebrink is recognised for her work in M&A and leads the firm's transaction tax practice. Schmitz advised InBev on the $52 billion acquisition of the leading US brewing group Anheuser-Busch. This was the largest cash acquisition ever performed. Bart Van Droogenbroek advised a major global media player on the reorganisation of its central European broadcasting services. Further to this reorganisation, a considerable part of the central European operations of the group will be based in Luxembourg. A substantial change in the operational model was required to achieve the restructuring successfully. Dietmar Klos advised one of the leading global private equity and investment advisory firms in the €2.4 billion ($3.4 billion). acquisition of a minority stake in a German industrial group.

Ernst & Young's tax practice is led by Chris Naudi, who has been commended by his peers as a top practitioner. Robert Attard is recognised for his work on tax controversy. The firm's clients include public sector organisations, private and publicly listed ... [more]

Ernst & Young's tax practice is led by Chris Naudi, who has been commended by his peers as a top practitioner. Robert Attard is recognised for his work on tax controversy. The firm's clients include public sector organisations, private and publicly listed companies and foreign subsidiaries.

Ernst & Young has maintained its good reputation this year. The group offers advice on all areas of tax, covering planning, compliance and reporting. Ton van der Hoven leads the group. He specialises in international tax, transfer pricing and cross border ... [more]

Ernst & Young has maintained its good reputation this year. The group offers advice on all areas of tax, covering planning, compliance and reporting. Ton van der Hoven leads the group. He specialises in international tax, transfer pricing and cross border transactions

Ernst & Young boasts one of the largest tax practices in Norway with 20 partners and 25 international tax specialists. Einar Brask is the national head of tax and is recommended by numerous peers for his cross-border work. Brask, alongside Marius Leivestad ... [more]

Ernst & Young boasts one of the largest tax practices in Norway with 20 partners and 25 international tax specialists. Einar Brask is the national head of tax and is recommended by numerous peers for his cross-border work. Brask, alongside Marius Leivestad head up the transfer pricing team which is one of the largest among the big-four. The nine-man department has been kept busy over the past year thanks to the new documentation requirements. Øyvind Hovland has been busy developing a transfer pricing methodology for intercompany loans and guarantees. The methodology includes both quantitative and qualitative measures that will enable clients to assess and price intercompany loans effectively in line with the arm's-length principle.

The firm has recently established a cross-service line business restructuring group in an effort to serve clients better. The aim of the group is to allow clients to perform business restructurings that are not only tax efficient, but also have the necessary substance and documentation which is required to reduce the risk of subsequent adjustments.

Christin Bøsterud is an indirect tax partner of note and has been involved in the drafting of the country's new VAT law.

Ernst & Young provides a full range of tax services to domestic and international corporations. They assist in all areas of business tax including tax compliance and tax accounting; international tax; transactions; and indirect tax. António Neves is ... [more]

Ernst & Young provides a full range of tax services to domestic and international corporations. They assist in all areas of business tax including tax compliance and tax accounting; international tax; transactions; and indirect tax. António Neves is recommended.

Peers particularly praise Ernst & Young's domestic tax work and say the practice is very active on the Spanish tax market. The firm has 14 offices in Spain offering advice on all tax areas including litigation, transfer pricing and transactional tax ... [more]

Peers particularly praise Ernst & Young's domestic tax work and say the practice is very active on the Spanish tax market. The firm has 14 offices in Spain offering advice on all tax areas including litigation, transfer pricing and transactional tax matters.

Ernst & Young's tax practice is led by Mats Andersson Lohi and the firm consists of 19 partners and 160 fee earners. The firm is aligned with Ernst & Young's global model and is organised along service lines, for instance business tax services and tax ... [more]

Ernst & Young's tax practice is led by Mats Andersson Lohi and the firm consists of 19 partners and 160 fee earners. The firm is aligned with Ernst & Young's global model and is organised along service lines, for instance business tax services and tax accounting services. The strength of the firm during the economic downturn is illustrated by the fact that Owe Scheele rejoined the transaction tax practice from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Sören Bjåmas, Tomas Karlsson and Jesper Öberg assisted a significant financial institution in restructuring itself into a European company. This was one of the first companies to do this in the region and the restructuring brings the organisation considerable tax and regulatory benefits. Mikael Hall is the firm's most significant transfer pricing partner. Hall, along with Olov Persson, assisted a Swedish multinational in developing a framework for analysing, documenting and facilitating discussions with local tax administrations on the effects for the different entities throughout the supply chain of the extreme market conditions occurring during the second half of 2008 and the first half of 2009. The aim of the project was to develop a sustainable transfer pricing policy for the economic downturn. The firm's clients include Pernod Ricard, SBS Broadcasting and Electrolux.

Ernst & Young has recently strengthened its tax team by hiring partner Todd Immell from Ernst & Young in the US. Dominik Bürgy leads the practice, replacing, Philip Robinson who is now the global director of indirect tax. Georg Lutz heads the ... [more]

For Ernst & Young, international tax, where John Dixon is head of the practice, is still "very buoyant" despite the recession and a lack of M&A work. As clients look at cost savings, efficiencies and reorganisation, the tax-efficient supply chain management ... [more]

For Ernst & Young, international tax, where John Dixon is head of the practice, is still "very buoyant" despite the recession and a lack of M&A work. As clients look at cost savings, efficiencies and reorganisation, the tax-efficient supply chain management practice is doing well. Insolvency, administration, bank work-outs and debt obligations work, predictably, has seen a lot of demand. It believes its planning techniques can still bring value. Dixon took over from Paul Davies, who left the UK head of tax role to become a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in May 2009.