Brent Springael
As head of our Tax group in Brussels, Brent's practice covers the full range of business tax matters, domestically and internationally, focusing on IP-related tax in life sciences, media and tech & comms. Over the years, Brent has strengthened his international tax experience (from private equity to finance structuring) by taking secondment roles in the Luxembourg office of one of the largest law firms in Europe and the New York office of a Chicago headquartered international law firm. He also advises non-profit associations on direct and indirect tax matters. Contributing to leading Belgian and international tax reviews, Brent has written about the practical implications of, among others, Belgian and other European patent box regimes, the taxation of copyright income, royalty taxation, aircraft financing, holding company regimes, and non-profit associations' tax rules. · Bird & Bird
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Brent Springael heads the Tax group at Bird & Bird in Brussels, covering domestic and international business tax matters with a focus on IP-related tax in life sciences, media, and tech & comms. He has international tax experience gained from secondments in Luxembourg and New York, and advises non-profit associations on direct and indirect tax. He also writes on tax topics including patent box regimes, copyright income, royalty taxation, aircraft financing, holding companies, and non-profit tax rules.