Susanne Liebel-Kotz

Susanne Liebel-Kotz is a partner in the Baker McKenzie Zurich office. She has more than 10 years' experience in the fields of international tax planning and M&A. Susanne is a member of the Firm's Global Tax and Real Estate practice groups. She is a frequent speaker on seminars and other events regarding various taxation issues, particularly with respect to international taxation. Susanne is also a lecturer in the fields of international and real estate taxation. Susanne's work is focused on international tax planning and tax advice in connection with M&A transactions and corporate restructurings, including private equity, venture capital, real estate and capital markets transactions. She also has a strong focus on transaction-related VAT and new technologies. Susanne advises Swiss and international clients on inbound and outbound tax planning strategies. In addition, she gives advice on tax matters in all phases of a transaction process: from designing tax-optimized acquisition and joint venture structures, carrying out tax due diligence reviews to the drafting and negotiation of the transaction documentation's tax-related aspects, and implementing tax-efficient post-merger integrations. · Baker McKenzie AG

SwitzerlandInternational Tax Planning, M&AEnglish, German

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Susanne Liebel-Kotz is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Zurich office with over 10 years of experience in international tax planning and M&A. Her work focuses on international tax planning, M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, private equity, venture capital, real estate, capital markets transactions, transaction-related VAT, and new technologies. She advises Swiss and international clients on inbound and outbound tax planning strategies and tax matters throughout the transaction process. She is a member of the firm's Global Tax and Real Estate practice groups, a frequent speaker on taxation issues, and a lecturer in international and real estate taxation.

Practice areas

International Tax PlanningM&ACorporate RestructuringPrivate EquityVenture CapitalReal EstateCapital MarketsTransaction-Related VATNew Technologies

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Switzerland

Baker McKenzie AG · Susanne Liebel-Kotz is a partner in the Baker McKenzie Zurich office. She has more than 10 years' experience in the fields of international tax planning and M&A. Susanne is a member of the Firm's Global Tax and Real Estate practice groups. She is a frequent speaker on seminars and other events regarding various taxation issues, particularly with respect to international taxation. Susanne is also a lecturer in the fields of international and real estate taxation. Susanne's work is focused on international tax planning and tax advice in connection with M&A transactions and corporate restructurings, including private equity, venture capital, real estate and capital markets transactions. She also has a strong focus on transaction-related VAT and new technologies. Susanne advises Swiss and international clients on inbound and outbound tax planning strategies. In addition, she gives advice on tax matters in all phases of a transaction process: from designing tax-optimized acquisition and joint venture structures, carrying out tax due diligence reviews to the drafting and negotiation of the transaction documentation's tax-related aspects, and implementing tax-efficient post-merger integrations.

Switzerland

Expertise

International Tax PlanningTax Advice for M&ACorporate RestructuringsPrivate Equity TaxVenture Capital TaxReal Estate TaxCapital Markets TaxTransaction-Related VATNew Technologies Tax

Education

State of Bavaria (Second State Exam) (2011)
University of Augsburg (First State Exam) (2009)

Languages

EnglishGerman