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Markus Piontek, LL.M. (Taxation)
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Markus Piontek, LL.M. (Taxation)

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Markus is admitted as a lawyer and tax advisor. He specializes in providing tax advice to family businesses, entrepreneurial families, high-net-worth individuals (including their family offices) and foundations. He focuses on the conception of tax and succession planning as well as structural advice on transactions and corporate reorganizations.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Tax
Private client
Private investment & family owned businesses
Private client tax
Corporate tax/M&A tax structuring/Taxation on transactions
Tax, tax risk and tax planning
Tax disputes

Sectors

Private wealth

CV

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2024 Manager, BDO Concunia WPG GmbH
2019 - 2022 Geschäftsbereichsleiter Finanzen, Recht & Steuern, IHK Nord Westfalen, Münster
2015 - 2018 Associate, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
2023 Admission as tax advisor
2015 Admission as a lawyer
2014 Second state examination in law, Hamm
2011 LL.M. (Taxation), University of Osnabrueck
2010 First state examination in law, Muenster

Career

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2024 Manager, BDO Concunia WPG GmbH
2019 - 2022 Geschäftsbereichsleiter Finanzen, Recht & Steuern, IHK Nord Westfalen, Münster
2015 - 2018 Associate, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Education

2023 Admission as tax advisor
2015 Admission as a lawyer
2014 Second state examination in law, Hamm
2011 LL.M. (Taxation), University of Osnabrueck
2010 First state examination in law, Muenster

Additional languages

English

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