19 March 2018
Appointment | France | Tax
Gide is pleased to welcome Magali Buchert as partner to its tax practice group. In Paris, the practice group now numbers over twenty lawyers, including five partners.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2005, Magali Buchert practises in the field of French and international tax law, more particularly in transaction tax (public and private mergers and acquisitions, complex restructurings, private equity). She also advises companies in connection with tax audits and litigations, as well as with management incentive plans. Magali has also acquired specific expertise in the taxation of non-profit organisations (endowment funds, corporate foundation). Prior to joining Gide, Magali practised within Bredin Prat, where she had been promoted to Counsel in 2015.
Magali is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the French institute of tax lawyers (Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux, IACF). She is a graduate of international business school ESSEC (2003), and holds a postgraduate degree (DESS) in business law and taxation from Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne University (2004), as well as an LL.M. from UCLA School of Law (2014).
Gide Managing Partner Stéphane Puel says: "I am delighted to see Magali join our teams, as her recognised expertise in terms of transactional taxation and structuring of complex operations constitutes a veritable asset for our clients and teams. Her arrival further boosts our firm's unique positioning as a specialist in multiple fields."
Magali Buchert adds: "I am very happy to join such a prestigious firm whose values I share, and to participate in the development of a team whose diligence and technical skill are recognised on the market."