Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its tax practice with the arrival of partner Evelyne Bagdassarian, who joins the firm's Paris office.

Evelyne has more than 20 years of experience advising on tax issues connected with a wide range of transactions, including cross-border leveraged buy-outs, mergers and acquisitions, structured financing and securitisation, asset management and structuring of private equity and real estate funds, and real estate transactions. She also advises high-net-worth individuals on wealth planning and investments in France and across Europe, and has extensive experience advising on tax strategies, tax audits, negotiation with tax authorities and tax litigations.

Evelyne has a particular focus on transport and energy sector infrastructure projects and regularly works alongside sovereign funds and multilateral financing institutions on project finance and fundraising projects.

Evelyne joins our Paris office at an exciting time, as we continue to grow our team and develop a strong European hub, said Nicolas Demigneux, Stephenson Harwood’s office managing partner in Paris. With the expansion of our corporate, private equity and finance teams we have seen a corresponding increase in demand for tax advice, particularly in support of the firm’s highly regarded asset and structured finance practices. Evelyne's extensive, top-tier tax expertise will enable us to continue to offer the very best support to our clients seeking advice on complex tax matters.

Stephenson Harwood's international tax practice advises clients on all aspects of tax, from business and company sales and group restructurings, through to real estate and financing transactions, funds, private wealth and tax disputes.