Jean Schaffner

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Jean is Head of Luxembourg Tax and has also previously been the chair of the firm's global tax board, the firm-wide management body of our global tax practice.

He has extensive experience in advising institutional investors, private equity houses and alternative investment funds on cross-border investments all over Europe and abroad, including advising on the structuring of international acquisitions via Luxembourg regulated and non-regulated investment vehicles. He advises various international investment banks on tax structured finance schemes (including securitisations) and has expertise in EU tax and state aid matters. Jean has more than 30 years of experience as a tax lawyer and has written several books on Luxembourg and international taxation. He heads the scientific board of the Luxembourg chapter of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA). He has served as a member of the Luxembourg Bar Council and currently chairs its fiscal commission. Jean ranks "Star Individual", " Hall of Fame" and "Highly regarded" across Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and ITR respectively, within the realm of Tax.