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Paul Berna

Senior Knowledge Lawyer

Paul specialises in international and corporate tax law. 

He has significant experience in advising on the tax aspects of private equity transactions and international real estate investments, as well as the structuring of regulated and unregulated investment funds. He also has extensive experience in securitisations, structured finance and capital markets.

Paul is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and of the tax committee of the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA). He has written several articles on Luxembourg tax topics, including Islamic finance and Luxembourg investment funds.

Expertise

Qualifications

Admissions

Avocat à la Cour, Luxembourg, 2010

Avocat, Luxembourg, 2008

Academic

LLM, International Business Law, Queen Mary, University of London, 2007

Master 2, Université René Descartes (Paris V), 2006

Maîtrise, Business Law, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris I), 2005

Languages

English, French, German, Luxembourgish
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