Jacques-Henry
de Bourmont
Partner
Jacques-Henry
de Bourmont
Partner
Jacques-Henry de Bourmont represents French and international clients, companies and investment funds, in all their tax issues (tax and criminal advice and litigation, transfer pricing, management of intangible assets, asset optimization, structuring of management packages, executive compensation, real estate taxation, etc.). Admitted to the Paris and Frankfurt Bars, he has developed a recognized experience in the Franco-German sphere.
He taught real estate taxation at ESSEC and was a French Foreign Trade Advisor. He began his career at Rhône-Poulenc (now Sanofi Aventis), then joined Ernst & Young Sociétés d’Avocats where he was head of the French Desk in Frankfurt until 2005. He then became Managing Director and Head of the Tax Department of Marcus Partner and later joined LPA-CGR (Lefèvre Pelletier) where he was Head of Corporate-Tax and of the Franco-German Department. He joined Jeantet in 2020.
Lawyer since : 1997
Bar. : Paris - Frankfurt
Language(s) : French - English - German
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Corporate Tax 2025 – France, Chambers 18/03/2025
Publications of Vincent Lazimi, Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, partners and François Xavier Simeoni, counsel Lire l’article: ici
Paris | TAX
Jeantet advised EB-SIM in the context of the acquisition of three wind parks from Volkswind, a subsidiary of the Swiss energy company Axpo
Paris, 3 January 2024 – Jeantet advised EB Sustainable Investment Management GmbH on the acquisition of a portfolio of three operating wind farms with a total nominal capacity of 72 MW from Volkswind GmbH, a subsidiary of the Swiss energy company Axpo. On December 15, 2023, Volkswind GmbH, German subsidiary of the Swiss energy company […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY
Tax on Inbound Investment: chapter France – Lexology 10/2023
Publication by Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, partner. Read the article: here
| TAX
Best Lawyers in France: 2024 Ranking
The firm is delighted with the ranking of 25 of its lawyers in the following categories: Jean-François Adelle Banking and Finance Law Bertrand Biette Insolvency and Reorganization Law Jacques-Henry de Bourmont Tax Law Thierry Brun Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yvon Dréano Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Health Care Law Karl Hepp de […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | TAX | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap) | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW | TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
The Paris Court of Appeal recognises the necessary but insufficient guarantees for those liable for the 3% tax – Revue de droit fiscal, 20/04/2023
Commentaire par Jacques-Henry de Bourmont avocat associé et et Alexandre Maitrot de la Motte professeur à l’université Paris-Est Créteil – président d’Université Paris-Est CA Paris, pôle 5, ch. 10, 13 févr. 2023, n° 21/01048, Sté Lupa
Paris | TAX LAW | TAX
Les “Cum Cum”, un mécanisme à la lisière de la fraude fiscale déployé à l’échelle internationale – Challenges, 03/04/2023
Quotes of Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, partner Read the article: here
Paris | TAX
Fight against tax fraud: this file that puts Bercy in trouble – Le Figaro, 26/01/2023 – Quote from Jacques-Henry de Bourmont
Décryptage de notre associé Jacques-Henry de Bourmont sur l’accès au registre des bénéficiaires effectifs et son accès au grand public après la récente décision de la CJUE.
Paris | TAX LAW
The lawyer’s professional privilege is fully protected – L’Agefi Actifs, 13/01/2023
Tribune de notre associé Jacques-Henry de Bourmont. La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne lui a redonné un cadre juridique efficace et clair, notamment pour les activités de conseil, garantissant une meilleure effectivité de l’Etat de droit.
Paris
«Register of beneficial owners: communication to the general public deemed not strictly necessary by the CJEU» – L’Opinion, 12/01/2023
Tribune de Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, associé et Geoffrey Solt, juriste Saisie au sujet du registre des bénéficiaires effectifs luxembourgeois, la CJUE est venue invalider cette disposition de la directive en raison de sa non-conformité au respect du droit à la vie privée et familiale et à la protection des données à caractère personnel prévu respectivement […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Respect of the professional secrecy of lawyers in consultancy: the warning shot of the Court of Justice of the European Union – L’Opinion, 14/12/2022
“L’arrêt de la Cour de Justice de l’UE constitue une vraie révolution en ce qu’il reconnaît le secret professionnel pour les activités de conseil de l’avocat et lui donne une protection juridique relativement large” Retrouvez l’avis de notre expert en droit fiscal, Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, sur le respect du secret professionnel des avocats dans le […]
Paris | TAX
Best Lawyers in France : Rankings 2023
The firm is pleased to have 20 of its lawyers ranked, including 1 new entry in the following categories : Jean-François Adelle Banking and Finance Law Bertrand Biette Insolvency and Reorganization Law Jacques-Henry de Bourmont Tax Law Thierry Brun Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yvon Dréano Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Karl Hepp […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | TAX | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW | TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
Case study Investing in real estate in France and abroad – L’ Agefi actifs, 24/06/2022
Our partner Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, who specializes in tax law, uses different cases to decipher good practices in real estate investment. Good strategies have a limited life span.
Paris | REAL ESTATE TAXATION