Practice areas

Knowledge - Creativity - Sophistication - Effiency​

Knowing the detail of the client’s business and understanding the challenges faced are the starting points for excellence in tax advice.

Our values

Knowledge

Today, business is more complex and susceptible to change.

Praxio is more than your business law firm: We are your business partners. We are not just a law office of tax, regulatory and legal specialists, but professionals who aim to fully understand your business.

Efficiency

Effective, efficient legal services without compromise.

We always work as efficiently as possible, without compromising the quality of our legal and tax services. Efficiency is essential for our clients. It also enables us to retain talented professionals by offering an attractive work-life balance.

Sophistication

Business does not like surprises.

As an international business law firm, our approach is holistic and multidisciplinary. We take into account all aspects of law as well as real-life constraints. We are able to handle complex issues and the unexpected, providing clients with clear and timely advice.

Creativity

We are as entrepreneurial and innovative as our clients.

Thinking outside the box is part of our company culture. Our ability to appreciate our clients’ issues, needs and wants enables us to challenge the status quo and identify the optimal way to achieve results.

Collaboration

Collaboration is particularly important for complex projects involving other professionals, different departments within client organisations, and third-party service providers.

We provide input clearly and constructively, in a way that avoids information overload. We are able to coordinate projects and collate information from different parties, so clients can make the best business decisions.

Responsiveness

Responsiveness is key for our clients.

All clients are important to us, and we pride ourselves on responding and communicating in an efficient and timely fashion.

KARABULUT Henri H.

Of Counsel
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Christel DAMASO

Senior Corporate Services Administrator
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Simone MUELLER-HESIDENZ

Senior Corporate Officer/Paralegal
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Assignon AKAKPO

Of Counsel
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Abdulsamet YAGDI

Director - tax compliance
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Filip KOBYLKIEWICZ

Senior Associate
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Martin HERMANNS-COUTURIER

Counsel
Head of Investment & Asset Management
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Faruk DURUSU

Head of Legal
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Chokri BOUZIDI

Head of Tax
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Latest news

Filing and publication of annual accounts, consolidated accounts and related reports for Luxembourg companies – Deadline fast approaching

For reasons of transparency and the protection of third parties, businesses are required to file their annual accounts online with the RCS and to mention...

Luxembourg introduced a New Regime on Professional Payment Guarantee

On 22 April 2020, the Luxembourg government submited a new bill N°7567 to the Parliament aiming at introducing a new regime with respect to the...

Luxembourg Adopts Draft Bill Introducing Defensive Tax Measures for EU List of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions

Summary Further to a communiqué posted on its website on 25 March 2020, on 30 March 2020, the Luxembourg Government tabled a Bill (n°7547) before...

Coronavirus measures: Corporate rules for holding of meetings

Context As the coronavirus epidemic has immediate consequences on the good governance of companies and other legal persons, the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 20 March 2020...

The European Commission’s Green Deal

On 11 December 2019 the European Commission published a communication (a nonbinding document) and launched the European Green Deal – a roadmap for making the...

New EU rules to exchange VAT payment data

On 8 November 2019, the EU Council reached a general agreement on new measures proposed by the European Commission to improve cooperation between tax authorities...

Tax administration guidance with respect to the tax rulings issued before 2015

On 14 October 2019, the Luxembourg government issued the 2020 draft budget law (bill 7500, “the Bill”). The main proposed tax measure concerns existing tax...

Failure to comply with the Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Owners : what consequences to expect?

On 11 December 2019, the Luxembourg Ministry of Justice issued an update of the number of Luxembourg entities having so far complied with their registration...

DAC6 Directive : Breach of lawyer’s professional secrecy?

The Luxembourg Bar has recently expressed its opposition to the bill implementing DAC6 into Luxembourg law. According to Mr François Prüm, departing chairman of the...

ECJ – German WHT on dividends to nonresident pension funds

On 13 November 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ” or the “Court”) issued a decision (C-641/17) whereby the German withholding tax...

OECD released further guidance on country-by country reporting

On November 5, 2019, the OECD released additional interpretative guidance which aim to help MNE Groups in avoiding errors made in preparing CbC reports. Country-by-Country...

The European Union adopted a new directive regarding crossborder mergers

Following an agreement with the European Parliament earlier this year, the Council of the European Union adopted on the 18 November 2019 the Directive 2018/0114...

ECJ – German WHT on dividends to nonresident pension funds

On 13 November 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ” or the “Court”) issued a decision (C-641/17) whereby the German withholding tax...

Switzerland removed from tax heaven list

On 10 October 2019, the European Commission reviewed the list of countries classified as tax heavens and removed Switzerland from the grey list after deciding...

France Luxembourg Double Tax Treaty is amended

France and Luxembourg signed a Double Tax Treaty (“DTT”) in March 2018 for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion and...

Luxembourg launched the implementation process of ATAD 2

On 8 August 2019, the Luxembourg Government submitted bill n°7466 to the Parliament (the “Bill”) to implement Council Directive (EU) 2017/952 of 29 May 2017...

State aid : EU General Court clarifies the rules of the game

On September 24th 2019, the EU General Court (“EUGC”) confirmed the decisions of the European Commission (“EC”) related to the state aid granted by the...

Bill 7467 and its implications on the Law of 12 November 2004 on the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing

A new bill, numbered 7467 has recently been presented to the Luxembourg parliament. This bill aims at reinforcing the national legal framework of the fight...

Register of Beneficial Owners

On 18th December 2018, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted the draft bill n°7217 (the ”RBE Law”) providing for the establishment of a register of beneficial owners...

ATAD 1 Implementation

On 21 December 2018, a Luxembourg law (the “Law”) implementing the European Union (“EU”) Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 1 of 12 July 2016 (“ATAD 1”) was...

Lux Golden Visa

On 8 February 2017, the Luxembourg Parliament has adopted the Bill of Law Nr. 6992 amending inter alia, the law dated 29 August 2008 on...