Allen & Overy expands its tax practice with Florian Lechner
Renowned tax lawyer Florian Lechner is joining Allen & Overy as a partner with effect from 1 February 2023. Florian Lechner
Allen & Overy expands its tax practice with Florian Lechner
Renowned tax lawyer Florian Lechner is joining Allen & Overy as a partner with effect from 1 February 2023. Florian Lechner will counsel domestic & global clients from the firm's Frankfurt office.
Florian Lechner has over 25 years of experience advising international corporations and financial investors on tax issues. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, structured finance, financial products, and alternative investments. Furthermore, he has extensive experience in the field of internal investigations in the financial sector and represents banks in tax audits, criminal tax litigation and tax court proceedings. He was most recently a partner at Jones Day and had previously worked for Linklaters for nearly twenty years, many of them as a partner. He also teaches at Hamburg's esteemed private Bucerius Law School in addition to his advisory practice.
According to Gottfried Breuninger, head of the German tax practice group, "Florian Lechner is an exceptional tax lawyer and a powerful figure in the market. With his assistance, we will significantly strengthen our transaction tax practice and further strengthen our market dominance in providing tax advice to banks."
Dr Wolf Bussian, Managing Partner of Allen & Overy in Germany commented, "Our strong tax practice is of strategic significance to our growth in Germany. With Florian Lechner we have been able to attract a very experienced and highly recognised tax expert who perfectly fits into our A&O team. Thanks to his tax-law expertise particularly in core advisory areas of our firm, he is an excellent addition to our closely interconnected network and our broad advisory offering to clients."
Florian Lechner on his appointment as an A&O partner said, "Allen & Overy is able to rely on an impressive international network and has shown a very remarkable development in the German market in recent years. The fact that the firm holds attractive market positions and has growth ambitions in my core areas offers great synergies which I find just as appealing as the firm's collaborative style. I very much look forward to joining the firm."