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Position: Partner - Tax Law
Rating:
  • Notable Practitioner
Practice Areas:
General corporate tax
Transfer pricing
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
French
German
Luxembourgish
Biography

Alain Goebel is a Partner in the Tax Law practice of Arendt & Medernach where he advises an international clientele on the tax and transfer pricing aspects of Luxembourg and cross border transactions, in particular corporate reorganisations, acquisitions and financing structures. He has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2002. He is a member of ALFI, LPEA, IFA and AIJA. He acted as President of YIN from 2013-2016 and as Luxembourg National Representative for AIJA from 2012-2015. He was a lecturer in business taxation at the University of Luxembourg from 2009-2016 and is a regular speaker at tax seminars. He has published several papers on tax law, including national reports for IFA and AIJA, and is co-author of the Luxembourg chapter of the International Guide to the Taxation of Holding Companies published by the IBFD (Amsterdam). Alain Goebel holds a Master's degree in business law and a postgraduate degree in tax law (DEA Fiscalité) from the Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas (France), as well as a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in banking and finance law from the King's College London (U.K.). He is recommended as tax lawyer in the major league tables including Legal 500, Chambers Europe and Best Lawyers.

Key practice areas
  • VAT
  • Tax Advisory
  • Transfer Pricing
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax litigation
  • Financial reporting & Accounting standards
  • DAC 6
Sector specialisations
  • Tax
Bar admissions
  • Luxembourg Bar since 2002
Association memberships
  • Member of ALFI, LPEA, IFA and AIJA
Academic qualifications

Alain Goebel holds a Master's degree in business law and a postgraduate degree in tax law (DEA Fiscalité) from the Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas (France), as well as a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in banking and finance law from the King's College London (U.K.)

Address:
Arendt & Medernach - 41 Av. John F. Kennedy, 2082
Luxembourg
Tel:+352407878512 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.arendt.com/