François Thomas
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Real estate taxation
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International taxation
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Corporate taxation
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Tax litigation
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Transfer Pricing
François Thomas is a former French tax auditor and has been practicing tax and business law for over 25 years both-in-house (for a leading French MNC) and as an external counsel, with French and international law firms. He joined NMW in January 2015.
François Thomas has gained a hands on experience in dealing with real estate taxation, cross border transactions, withholding taxes, permanent establishment exposure, transfer pricing (from tax and customs perspectives), differed taxes and effective tax rate, as well as tax audits and litigation.
François Thomas also deals with commercial litigation.
François Thomas speaks French, English, Spanish and Italian. He has been living in South-America (Argentina) and South-East Asia (Singapore).
Career and education :
- Training institute of the Paris Bar: Certificat d’Aptitude à la Profession d’Avocat
- Ecole Nationale des Impôts: tax assessor
- University of Paris II Panthéon Assas: Master in advanced studies of Public Finances and Taxation
- University of Paris II Panthéon Assas: Degree in Private Law, Corporate and Taxation Law
- University of Paris II Panthéon Assas: Degree in Public Law
- Thieffry et associés, Paris, 1989
- Lefebvre Pelletier et associés, Paris, 1992
- Coopers & Lybrand, Paris, 1995
- Ernst & Young, Paris, Responsable de la doctrine fiscale, 1999
- Groupe Michelin, France, Singapour, 2004
- Joined NMW avocats in 2014
- French, English, Spanish, Italian