Arteo Law

Belgium

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Key contacts

Partner: Daniel Garabedian

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Partner : Jean-Michel Degée

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Quick facts

Number of advisors

21

Network memberships

Taxand

Languages

Dutch, English, French

Key practice areas

General corporate tax

Indirect tax

Tax

Tax controversy

Transactional tax

Transfer pricing

Firm overview

Arteo is a Brussels-based independent boutique law firm founded by the members of the tax department of a Belgian full-service law firm in 2020. Arteo focuses on three areas of expertise: (i) tax advice and litigation, offering the full spectrum of tax services, (ii) advice on wealth and estate planning, and (iii) Supreme Court procedures. Arteo is the Belgian member of the Taxand network.

Key practice areas

Corporate tax matters

Cross-border project management
Restructuring
APAs
Transactions
M&A
Financial services
Corporate taxes

Dispute resolution

Audit defence
Audit support
Dispute resolution
Pre-litigation
MAPs/ADRs
Litigation
Arbitration
Controversy management
State aid

Tax advisory

Tax consulting
International tax advisory

Indirect tax

VAT

Key practice contacts

Tax Controversy
Daniel Garabedian
d.garabedian@arteo.law

Corporate Tax
Jean-Michel Degée
jm.degee@arteo.law

Real Estate Tax / VAT
Stéphane Wilmet
s.wilmet@arteo.law

Transactions Tax
Steven Peeters
s.peeters@arteo.law

Taxation of Funds and Financial Products
Pierre-Olivier van Caubergh
po.vancaubergh@arteo.law

Wealth & Estate Planning
An Weyn
a.weyn@arteo.law

Criminal Tax Procedure
Xavier Pace
x.pace@arteo.law

Sector expertise

Banking
Construction and materials
Consumer goods and services
Energy
Financial services
Government and public policy
Healthcare
Industrials
Insurance
Investment management
Pharma and life sciences
Real estate
Shipping
Tech and telecoms
Transport
Utilities

About us

Address:

rue de la Bonté 5

Brussels 1000

Tel:+32 (0) 2 392 81 00 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.arteo.law

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General corporate tax

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Tax controversy

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Arteo Law

Overview

Arteo Law is a Brussels-based independent boutique law firm founded in 2020. It focuses on delineated practice areas pertaining to tax litigation, wealth planning, and Supreme Court disputes. Transactional M&A is a recurrent mandate for cross-border cases. As a member of Taxand, the firm has coverage spanning multiple jurisdictions. Key contacts are partners Daniel Garabedian, Steven Peeters, and Stéphane Wilmet. The Private wealth specialist is partner An Weyn. Incentive plans and investment funds are assigned to partner Pierre-Olivier van Caubergh and partner Charlotte Bihain is the real estate specialist.

The firm assisted an electronics provider in structuring a joint venture for the Belgian infrastructural state department with VAT dimensions. A US subsidiary received representation in withholding tax on interest paid to a Dutch financing company before the Court of Appeals of Brussels. Several post-structure transactions were accomplished in tandem. Dividend distribution restructuring was accomplished on a cross-border deal.

Partner Emilie Maes returned to tax consultancy practice at EY on April 30th, 2024.

Client feedback

"Outstanding service. Also very nice to cooperate with them."

"rteo is generally recognised as Belgium's top independent tax law firm. It makes up for its compact size by the consistent quality of its lawyers and their flexibility."

Linked Reviews

Tax

Arteo Law is a Brussels-based independent boutique law firm founded in 2020. It focuses on three delineated practice areas pertaining to tax litigation, wealth and estate planning, and Supreme Court disputes. Transactional M&A is a recurrent mandate for cross-border cases. As a member of Taxand, the firm has coverage spanning multiple jurisdictions. Key contacts are partners Daniel Garabedian, Steven Peeters and Stéphane Wilmet.

Assorted highlights included a dividend withholding taxation appeal on redistribution. It also represented a multinational in a separate audit, related to intra-group financing.

During the research period, transactions tax director Emilie Maes was appointed partner from rival EY.

Client feedback

“Fantastic team. Excellent business partner. Full understanding of client’s need. Thorough fact-finding before delivering tax advice (pragmatic approach). Top tax advice - Best in class. Extremely clear memos.”

“Well-established team (although the firm has been recently created) and very good knowledge of the market position and very good capabilities to discuss with the local tax administration.”

“Top tax advice. Understanding clients’ needs. Very didactic.”

“Arteo is a tax expert with an impressive and precise knowledge of all Belgian tax aspects.”

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