McDermott's tax team has offices in Frankfurt and Munich. It is well-known for its tax conflict practice (German Federal Tax Court, European Court of Justice), which includes transfer pricing issues (competent authority cases, EU arbitration convention). The team is led by Dirk Pohl, Gero Burwitz and Annette Keller. Kian Tauser, Heiko Kermer, Florian Schiefer and Nina Siewert lead the team in M&A transactions, restructurings and the fund sector, with a particular emphasis on real estate.

During the research period, the firm successfully represented a multinational before the German Supreme Tax Court, which determined that security loans in kind cannot be considered interest added to the tax base for trade tax. The team also advised HIG on the structuring of European fund platforms, as well as on all problems pertaining to German investors.