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Key contacts
Partner, Head of Tax: Michael Molenaars
Partner: Jeroen Smits
Partner: Reinout de Boer
Partner: Maarten de Bruin
Quick facts
Number of advisers

24

Network memberships

IBA, IFA, ABA, Tax review, INREV, NOB, NVAB, NOVA, Association for Tax Science Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Indirect tax
Tax
Tax controversy
Transactional tax
Transfer pricing
Firm overview

With offices in Amsterdam and London, our tax team provides clients premium tax assistance in all Benelux countries in cooperation with our Brussels and Luxembourg offices. Across the Benelux, our full-service tax groups provide pragmatic and effective advice on some of the most challenging, high-profile cases. An essential part of our approach is to collaborate with colleagues from other practice areas to provide coordinated tax advice.

When combined with the wealth of international experience present in every office, we provide a truly integrated global tax capability. We further have a strong litigation team, handling all types of cases from administrative appeals to contentious tax procedures before the lower and appellate courts.

Key practice areas

Corporate tax matters:

  • Cross-border project management
  • Restructuring
  • Cost-sharing arrangements
  • APAs
  • Transactions
  • M&A
  • Environmental
  • Financial services
  • Corporate taxes
  • Technology
  • Cryptocurrency

Dispute resolution:

  • Audit defence
  • Audit support
  • Competition/anti-trust cases
  • Dispute resolution
  • Pre-litigation
  • MAPs/ADRs
  • Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Controversy management

Tax advisory:

  • Tax consulting
  • International tax advisory
  • US Inbound

Indirect tax:

  • VAT
  • GST
  • Customs
Address:
Beethovenplein 10
1077 WM Amsterdam
Tel:+31 20 546 06 06 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.stibbe.com
2026 Edition
General corporate tax
Tier 1
36 firms ranked
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Tier 1

AKD
6 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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KPMG Meijburg & Co
6 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
6 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Stibbe
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
3 practice areas
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Alvarez & Marsal
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
5 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
5 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
3 practice areas
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Dentons
6 practice areas
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Freshfields
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Grant Thornton
6 practice areas
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KC Legal
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
6 practice areas
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Svalner Atlas Advisors
6 practice areas
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Taxperience
6 practice areas
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Van Campen Liem
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

Aegis Tax Lawyers
3 practice areas
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Borgen Tax (Taxand Netherlands)
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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HVK Stevens
7 practice areas
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Huygens Quantitative Tax Consulting
3 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
3 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
4 practice areas
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VanLoman
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

BDO
4 practice areas
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Baker Tilly
2 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
2 practice areas
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Dirkzwager
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
2 practice areas
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Halprin Law
3 practice areas
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Houthoff
6 practice areas
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Indirect tax
Tier 1
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Dentons
6 practice areas
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Grant Thornton
6 practice areas
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KPMG Meijburg & Co
6 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
6 practice areas
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Stibbe
6 practice areas
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Svalner Atlas Advisors
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

AKD
6 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
5 practice areas
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Borgen Tax (Taxand Netherlands)
6 practice areas
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Taxperience
6 practice areas
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VanLoman
4 practice areas
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Tier 3

Aegis Tax Lawyers
3 practice areas
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Dirkzwager
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
2 practice areas
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HVK Stevens
7 practice areas
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KC Legal
6 practice areas
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Tax controversy
Tier 1
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Dentons
6 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
6 practice areas
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Stibbe
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Freshfields
5 practice areas
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Halprin Law
3 practice areas
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Hertoghs advocaten
5 practice areas
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Houthoff
6 practice areas
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Svalner Atlas Advisors
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
6 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
5 practice areas
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Grant Thornton
6 practice areas
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HVK Stevens
7 practice areas
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KC Legal
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
6 practice areas
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Transactional tax
Tier 1
27 firms ranked
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Tier 1

AKD
6 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
3 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
5 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
6 practice areas
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Stibbe
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
3 practice areas
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Alvarez & Marsal
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Dentons
6 practice areas
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Grant Thornton
6 practice areas
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Houthoff
6 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
3 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
6 practice areas
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Svalner Atlas Advisors
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Amstone Tax Lawyers
5 practice areas
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Borgen Tax (Taxand Netherlands)
6 practice areas
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HVK Stevens
7 practice areas
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JSA Tax Consultancy
5 practice areas
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KC Legal
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
4 practice areas
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Van Campen Liem
5 practice areas
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VanLoman
4 practice areas
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Transfer pricing
Tier 2
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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KPMG Meijburg & Co
6 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
6 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Svalner Atlas Advisors
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dentons
6 practice areas
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Grant Thornton
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
6 practice areas
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Stibbe
6 practice areas
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Taxperience
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
6 practice areas
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BDO
4 practice areas
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Borgen Tax (Taxand Netherlands)
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Freshfields
5 practice areas
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HVK Stevens
7 practice areas
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KC Legal
6 practice areas
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Quantera Global
3 practice areas
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Reptune
1 practice area
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TPA Global
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

RED
6 practice areas
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Other notable

Ectacon
3 practice areas
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Embridge Economics
3 practice areas
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Huygens Quantitative Tax Consulting
3 practice areas
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Overview

Stibbe is a leading Benelux law firm, with a distinguished Dutch tax department. Corporate taxation specialist Michael Molenaars leads the firm, with the support of partners Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, and counsel Johan Vrolijk. It operates across the tax spectrum, with a focus on M&A transactions for corporate clients. SPA litigation and intra-group transactions are complementary service lines.  

The firm advised the private equity firm Ardian on a majority acquisition stake in Robot-Coupe France at a value of €780m. It acted for French banking group BPCE on its asset management joint venture with Generali, valued at approximately €9.5 billion in total. A separate SPA tax dispute was also contested  

Client feedback  

‘’We prefer to choose Tier 1 and Tier 2 firms abroad, because we consider them (and they us) as peers and we believe that this way we can provide the same level of service’’ 

‘’Helpful, clear, responsive and commercial.’’

Linked Reviews
Tax

Stibbe is a leading Benelux law firm, with a distinguished Dutch tax department. Corporate taxation specialist Michael Molenaars leads the firm with the support of Jeroen Smits and Reinout de Boer, including counsel Johan Vrolijk. It operates across the tax spectrum, with a focus on M&A transactions for corporate clients.

The firm advised 3G Capital on the acquisition of a controlling interest in Hunter Douglas, valued at $7.1 billion. It also acted for Lamb-Weston Meijer on its new €775 million credit facilities.

Client feedback

“They are techincally excellent, pragmatic and responsive.”

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