Olivier Querinjean joins Dentons to lead Tax practice in Belgium
Dentons has recruited Olivier Querinjean as a partner in the Brussels office, to establish and lead the Tax practice in Belgium. He joins along with associate Antoine Lebecq.
With more than 25 years’ experience in corporate tax law, Olivier Querinjean advises clients on the tax aspects of corporate reorganizations and restructurings as well as cross-border transactions, such as mergers, demergers, stock or asset purchases, MBOs, LBOs, joint ventures and spin-offs. He also advises on the taxation of employee profit sharing schemes. He represents clients in negotiations with tax authorities as well as tax litigation. He also regularly advises entrepreneurs, family offices and private clients on complex cross-border structuring and wealth planning matters. He is ranked in Chambers Europe for Tax in Belgium. Prior to joining Dentons, he was a partner and Head of the Tax practice in Belgium at CMS.
Tom Geudens, Belgium Co-Managing Partner at Dentons, commented, “The arrival of Olivier and Antoine is part of our successful strategy to build up a full-service Belgian law offering in our Brussels office. Olivier’s vast experience in tax will create close synergies with our transactional practices such as Corporate and M&A, Banking and Finance and Real Estate, giving us the ability to offer full scope legal advice to address the complex needs of our clients.”
Edward Borovikov, Belgium Co-Managing Partner at Dentons, said, “The establishment of a dedicated Tax partner in Belgium also fills an important gap in our pan-European Tax practice, which includes more than 140 lawyers and tax advisors across the region.”
Olivier Querinjean commented on his move, “I am excited to be joining Dentons’ growing team in Brussels. I look forward to building a leading Tax practice in Belgium, advising clients on their most strategic and cross border matters, and contributing to the continued development of Dentons’ fully integrated European platform.”
Over the past year, Dentons has significantly expanded its offering in the Belgian market with the addition of six new partners bringing capabilities in Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Public Law and Regulatory, Restructuring, Litigation, Energy and Tax.