Partner

After working as Inspecteur Principal in charge of international tax treaties at the Finance Ministry, Jean-Luc joined Fidal Peat International and then Theodore Goddard as Head of the Tax department in the Paris office. Then, Jean-Luc headed the Corporate and Tax department of Klein Goddard & Associés (KGA), before joining Richards Butler in 2001 to run the Corporate Finance department. In 2007, he founded the business law firm Ascott Associés.

Achievements :

• Certificate of qualification in tax and customs law
• Registered as attorney authorized real estate mandatory
• Ranked as “well know expertness” in “Décideurs” (tax law)
• Teaching tax law at the French Bank Professional School (CFPB)

Practice Areas :

• International and French Tax law
• Customs law
• Management counseling
• Mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and reorganizations
• Insurance law
• Real estate and investment structuring

Notable Work :

• Counsel and assistance for various insurance companies
• Assisting in tax reassessment procedures and representing clients in tax litigation; negotiation of settlements with the Tax Administration
• Acquisition of property portfolios for the benefit of non-resident investors. Legal and tax structuring
• Counsel to several insurance companies during negotiations for the investment of their assets in banking firms
• Financing of aircrafts and ships
• Various acquisitions and restructuring of companies

Languages :

• French
• English
• Russian

Publications :

• «Cross the Channel and Pay Less Tax », publié par la Chambre de Commerce Française
• Chapitre Fiscalité Internationale du Lamy droit fiscal