Jean-Luc Dascotte - Partner

Languages: French, Dutch, English

Jean-Luc qualified as a Belgian lawyer in 1995 and gained a Masters in Tax Management from Solvay Business School, Brussels, in 2001. For several years he has been a member of a top Benelux Law Firm specializing in tax optimization, successively based Brussels, Paris and Luxembourg building local knowledge and professional network. He is a member of the Luxembourg, Paris and Brussels Bars. In June 2006 he decided to join Wildgen in order to reinforce and further develop its tax practice. He became a partner in January 2008.

He heads the tax department advising a worldwide clients database on both corporate and individual tax planning opportunities involving Luxembourg. His dedicated team advises clients on international tax planning, beginning with the structuring and conception phase through to the implementation and domiciliation of the required vehicles. Jean-Luc has specific expertise in corporate financing – including innovative hybrid instruments, M&A transactions, funds structuring, venture capital and private equity vehicles through dedicated SICARs and SPFs, securitization, tax due diligence and real estate investment.

He is also a member of several working groups, currently concerned with maintaining Luxembourg’s status as a financial centre in an ever-increasing competitive market through legislative evolution and innovation. Jean-Luc has been a member of the working committee preparing the law on the newly created Société de gestion de Patrimoine Familial.

He is a regular contributor to Tax Notes International, and is a frequent speaker at tax conferences both in Luxembourg and abroad. He recently covered Luxembourg for an edition of 'The Use of Offshore Jurisdictions' (Sweet & Maxwell Ltd).

Membership

International Fiscal Association

Conferences

IFE Benelux - H29 et SPF : Quelles implications pratiques de l’abolition du régime H29? Quel régime juridique et fiscal de la SPF? (03/06/2009)

IFE Benelux - La SPF: Outil de stratégie patrimoniale internationale : Loi du 11 mai 2007 : quel régime juridique et fiscal de la SPF (18-19/06/2008)
IFE Benelux - Optimisation fiscale du patrimoine immobilier - Acquisitions immobilières via le Luxembourg (28-29/05/2008)
IFE Benelux - Fiscalité et règlementation des groupes : Consolidation fiscale au Luxembourg(09/04/2008)

Publications

Le Luxembourg adopte un régime d’incitation fiscale à la R&D - Echanges – April 2008

Government Adopts Law on Specialized Investment Funds - Tax Notes International– March 2007

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