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Damien Fenard is Of Counsel in the Tax practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the Paris office.
Mr. Fenard focuses his practice on tax matters, regularly advising French and international clients in contentious and advisory aspects of taxation. He has extensive experience in tax structuring of M&A transactions, both for industrial or private equity funds. Mr. Fenard regularly advises management teams in LBO transactions.
He has also developed a strong experience in taxation of innovation, such as R&D tax credit, patent regime, or pharmaceutical taxes.
Prior joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Fenard was an associate in the tax department of two international law firms. He is fluent in French and in English.
Education
- University of Auvergne, Law Degree, American Law, 2004
- University of Auvergne, J.D., 2004
- University of Auvergne, Master’s Degree, Corporate Law, 2005
- University of Montpellier 1, Certificate, Specialized studies in Tax Law, 2006
- University of Poitiers, DESS/DJCE, 2006
Representations
- A2Mac1 on the acquisition of ImproValue.
- Advising a pharmaceutical company on its transfer pricing tax audit
- Advising a pharmaceutical company on pharmaceutical taxes litigation
- Advising a major player of the beverage industry on its tax audit and mutual agreement procedure
- Advising a heating systems provider on its tax audit regarding the tax deductibility of financial charges
- Advising a heating systems provider on the mutual agreement procedure regarding the split of expenses between permanent establishments
- Advising a US based group on French litigation regarding valuation of assets transferred
- Advising an industrial manufacturer on its R&D tax credit audit and litigation
- Advising a healthcare service provider on its tax audit and litigation
- Advising a luxury fashion designer on its transfer pricing litigation
- Advising various high net worth individuals on tax audits and litigations
news
- Paul Hastings Advises Francisco Partners on Investment in Orisha - July 16th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Travelsoft in the Acquisition of ATCORE and TravelgateX - May 24th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Exens Group In the Acquisition of Bowen - March 28th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Capital Export in Structuring and Fundraising of Fund Capital Export III FPCI - March 12th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Brevo in the Acquisition of WonderPush and Octolis - December 12th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Capza in Acquisition of Travelsoft - October 5th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised the Management Team of Naturacare in Secondary LBO Structured by Dentressangle Capital - July 25th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Exens Solutions in the Acquisition of AR Electronique - June 14th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Sendinblue in the Acquisition of Captain Wallet - February 9th, 2023
- Sendinblue Acquires Yodel.io - September 27th, 2022
- FCDE Signs An Exclusivity Agreement With Cobham - March 17th, 2022
- Sendinblue Acquires Meetfox - March 9th, 2022
- Paul Hastings advises A2Mac1 on the acquisition of ImproValue - November 22nd, 2021
Involvement
- Paris Bar member.