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Research questionnaire

Please note that any information given may be published except where indicated.

Firm name: / Country: / France
Department:
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1.  Tiers (please see the tiers from World Tax 2012)

Tier 1

Bredin Prat

CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre

Tier 2

Arsene Taxand

Baker & McKenzie

Clifford Chance

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Mayer Brown

Taj

Tier 3

Allen & Overy

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Ernst & Young

Fidal Direction Internationale

Gide Loyrette Nouel

Landwell et Associés

Latham & Watkins

Linklaters

Shearman & Sterling

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Sullivan & Cromwell

Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Tier 4

Ashurst

August & Debouzy

Cabinet Turot

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Hogan Lovells

Jones Day

Moisand Boutin & Associés

Salans

Weil Gotshal & Manges

Winston & Strawn

Tier 5

Brandford Griffith & Associés

DLA Piper

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

McDermott Will & Emery

Nixon Peabody

Paul Hastings

Taylor Wessing

Tirard Naudin

Veil Jourde

White & Case

TIER 1 – (strongest) - Which firm(s) should not be in Tier 1?......

TIER 2 - Which firm(s) should not be in Tier 2?......

TIER 3 - Which firm(s) should not be in Tier 3?......

TIER 4 – Which firms(s) should not be in Tier 4?

Are there any firms missing from the rankings? If so, which tier?

Firm

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Tier

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2.
3.

Which firm(s) tax practice has noticeably declined over the past year?......

Why?…………………………………………………………………………………………

Which firm(s) tax practice has particularly improved over the past year?......

Why?......

Specialist areas - Recommend up to three individuals with specialist skills in the following areas (please do not include advisers from your own firm):

Corporate Tax

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Individual’s name

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Firm

1.
2.
3.

Tax controversy and litigation (including barristers if applicable)

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Individual’s name

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Firm/Chambers

1.
2.
3.

Transfer pricing

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Individual’s name

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Firm

1.
2.
3.

Capital markets & financial products

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Individual’s name

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Firm

1.
2.
3.

Cross-border structuring

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Individual’s name

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Firm

1.
2.
3.

M&A

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Individual’s name

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Firm

1.
2.
3.

Indirect Tax

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Individual’s name

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Firm

1.
2.
3.

2. Personnel

How many professionals are in your practice?

Partners
Other fee earners
Indirect tax
Transfer pricing
Corporate tax
Tax disputes

Please give the names and details of any tax partners who have joined your department since May 2011 (continue on a separate sheet if necessary).

Name

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From (position)

/ Date hired

Please give the names and details of any tax professionals who have left your department since May 2011 (continue on a separate sheet if necessary).

Name

/

To (position)

/ Date left

3. Clients

Please give the name of five key tax clients that your firm has advised in the past two years (this information is for publication). Please also provide us with contact information for each of these clients (the contact information will NOT be published).

Company:
Contact name:
Position:
Telephone:
Email:
OK to contact? [Y/N]

4. Recent work

This information is for publication.

Please give the details of the most innovative transactions and other tax work (no more than three each for transfer pricing, corporate tax, transfer pricing and indirect tax) your tax practice has advised on since May 2011, which can be used for publication.

TRANSFER PRICING /

Deal 1

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Deal 2

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Deal 3

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

CORPORATE TAX /

Deal 1

/

Deal 2

/

Deal 3

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

INDIRECT TAX /

Deal 1

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Deal 2

/

Deal 3

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

TAX DISPUTES /

Deal 1

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Deal 2

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Deal 3

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

5. Synopsis

Please give any other details of your tax practice which you would like us to take into consideration:

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World Tax – research questionnaire