Tax | Europe

With its impressively deep bench of highly regarded practitioners, Loyens & Loeff continues to dominate the Dutch tax law market. The law firm particularly stands out for its ability to represent clients in complex tax litigation, including before the Dutch Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The team offers notable experience in disputes around corporate income tax, advance tax rulings, withholding tax, emissions deductibility and whether tax rulings can be considered as unlawful state aid. It has further expertise in the tax aspects of corporate transactions, financial restructurings and the formation of investment funds.

The firm has a prominent tax team in Amsterdam working alongside other departments in the firm to advise on the tax structuring of M&A and real estate transactions, as well as other investments and financing projects. Clients also benefit from the firm's international network on cross-border mandates. The law firm is particularly popular with banks and private equity houses. It also acts on changes of domicile and tax disputes. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.

Baker McKenzie is a well-regarded firm with notable experience in representing multinational clients in tax audits, as well as assisting with transfer pricing disputes and bilateral advanced pricing agreements. It also advises on VAT and customs mandates and acts on tax exemption litigation. Baker McKenzie boasts an impressive international network to act on global mandates and has a number of clients from the life sciences, technology and retail sectors.

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek boasts a broad tax practice, advising clients on contentious matters, such as withholding tax, corporate income tax, transfer pricing and state aid cases, before the Dutch and EU authorities. The firm is particularly active in the tax aspects of acquisitions and corporate restructuring, with the tax team working alongside its market-leading corporate team. It assists clients from a range of sectors, including financial services and private equity.

Houthoff has an esteemed tax practice, representing clients in disputes concerning dividend taxes and tax-related professional liability matters. The law firm acts on the Dutch tax aspects of cross-border corporate transactions and restructuring mandates. Additionally the team has experience of VAT, transfer pricing and import tax matters.

Stibbe offers notable strength on the tax aspects of corporate and capital markets transactions, collaborating with other departments within the firm to offer clients a full service. It also represents clients in tax disputes concerning corporate income tax and dividend withholding tax. The law firm is particularly active for clients in the financial sector, representing banks, private equity houses and pension funds.

Atlas is a specialist tax boutique advising on both direct and indirect tax. It represents clients in digital service tax and VAT exemption mandates, as well as transfer pricing, withholding tax, corporate income tax and double tax treaties. The law firm acts on the tax aspects of cross-border corporate transactions and restructuring, as well as offering experience representing investment funds.

Clifford Chance's tax team in the Netherlands often works alongside its colleagues in other offices to provide Dutch tax law advice on multi-jurisdictional corporate and real estate transactions. The law firm frequently assists banks, energy companies and private equity firms.

DLA Piper advises on a broad range of tax matters, assisting clients with both contentious and non-contentious mandates. The law firm assists with the tax treatment of employee incentive schemes, state aid issues and the ATAD 2 directive. In addition the team acts on VAT and transfer pricing issues, as well as the tax treatment of corporate and real estate transactions. Clients benefit from the firm's international network for advice on cross-border tax matters.

Freshfields is well known for advising on both contentious and transactional tax matters. It represents international clients from the technology sector before the Dutch and EU authorities in tax disputes, while also frequently collaborating with the firm's strong corporate team to assist with the tax structuring of cross-border acquisitions and sales. It has a number of clients from the private equity and energy sectors.

Hamelink & Van den Tooren is a boutique tax firm boasting wide-ranging expertise, principally in corporate income tax, fund structuring and advance tax rulings from the Dutch authorities. The law firm also advises on transfer pricing and dividends tax mandates, as well as contentious and advisory VAT matters. It assists international clients with the Dutch tax aspects of establishing new companies in the Netherlands and corporate migrations.

NautaDutilh often acts for clients on the tax aspects of M&A transactions, capital markets mandates and financing transactions. The law firm is popular with clients from the private equity sector, as well as pharmaceutical and financial services companies.

Buren has an established tax practice advising on corporate and real estate tax matters. The law firm provides clients with cross-border capabilities, including offices in Luxembourg and China.

CMS assists clients with tax matters in connection with acquisitions in the real estate, shipping and energy sectors. The law firm's expertise includes questions concerning VAT and group restructurings.

Dentons offers expertise in contentious mandates, representing clients in tax disputes concerning corporate income tax and dividend tax issues. The law firm also assists clients with transfer pricing disputes. In addition, it acts on the tax aspects of corporate restructurings, real estate matters and capital markets transactions.

Greenberg Traurig enters the rankings this year on the back of a strong volume of feedback. The law firm has experience in corporate income tax and VAT matters, as well as representing clients in dividend withholding disputes. The team frequently assists clients with the tax aspects of corporate, financing and real estate transactions.

Jones Day assists clients with tax controversies, including disputes around transfer pricing and withholding tax. The team additionally combines tax expertise with impressive international strength in M&A, regularly advising multinational corporations and private equity firms on Dutch tax issues. The law firm also acts on the tax elements of fund structuring and fund-raising, as well as on the tax structuring of capital markets transactions.

Linklaters is an international team with particular expertise advising international private equity houses and Dutch companies on the tax elements of M&A and financing transactions. The law firm also advises on the tax structuring of capital markets transactions, including securitisation advice and hybrid issuances. The Dutch tax team acts alongside its international network of offices to provide clients with a range of cross-border advice.

Norton Rose Fulbright's Dutch tax team is active on a wide range of matters, advising both on transactional and tax-specific mandates, such as assisting with VAT matters and Pillar 2 compliance. The firm's significant international reach means it has the ability to handle significant cross-border work.

Van Doorne is a respected team advising on the tax aspects of a broad range of transactional matters, including private equity transactions. The team is highly active in the real estate sector, handling the tax implications of investments and acquisitions of property across numerous asset classes. The law firm acts on the tax elements of financial restructuring mandates. It also assists clients with corporate income tax and VAT matters.

VANLOMAN enters the rankings this year on the back of strong feedback from referees. The law firm often assists clients with the tax aspects of corporate transactions and restructurings. It has experience in transfer pricing mandates and capital gains tax issues.