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Wealth law & taxation

The Wealth law & taxation department assists company founders, managers and families in the conduct of their strategy of acquisition, disposal and wealth securing and optimisation.

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Managed by Mathieu LE TACON and Frédéric SUBRA, the Wealth law & taxation department assists company founders, leaders and families in the conduct of their strategy of acquisition disposal and wealth securing and optimisation : from their investment to their estate planning.

We intervene in particular in terms of :

Wealth taxation

  • Wealth audits
  • Family governance and family charters
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Philanthropy
  • Real estate taxation (investments, real estate OBO, OPPCI)
  • Personal tax returns

Transmission and estate planning

  • Pre-sale transactions (pre-sale donations, contributions and disposal transactions)
  • Setting-up of transmissions under the Dutreil Pact
  • Wealth structuring operations with leverage (LBO, OBO, FBO)
  • Life insurance

International assistance

  • Structuring of French and foreign wealth
  • Transfers of residence : expatriation, impatriations
  • Management of the Exit-Tax and of the 3% tax
  • Taxation of artists and of sports people
  • Management of the French aspects pertaining to trusts

Pre-litigation & litigation

  • Requests for advance rulings
  • Ensuring the compliance of tax positions (internal and off-shore)
  • Assistance with tax inspections (ESFP, visits and seizures, etc.) and tax litigation
  • Assistance in the settlement of complex/conflicting estates
  • Assistance in complex criminal proceedings relating to tax matters

Rankings of the department

  • CHAMBERS FRANCE 2026
    • Tax : Band 6
  • LEGAL 500 EMEA 2026
    • in Tier 6 in Tax

* PALMARES LE POINT 2026

    • Tax law : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • PALMARES DU DROIT PARIS 2025
    • Wealth law : Golden Trophy
  • DECIDEURS 2026
    • Wealth taxation : Unbeatable
    • Wealth Management - Litigation and Pre-Conflict Assistance : Excellent

News

The hand-to-hand gift, a Franco-Belgian perspective

The hand-to-hand gift is a well-known concept in Belgium and France, but the term does not cover the same reality in the two countries, and the tax consequences are not the same. The French and Belgian Civil Codes define a gift as a contract by which, during his lifetime, a person (the donor) immediately and irrevocably transfers ownership of...

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Bring us your capital gains … they will be exempted in Belgium

Belgium has always been known as a tax paradise because of its lack of a capital gains tax, at least if the capital gains were made within the “normal management of a private estate”. Capital gains realised by individuals on shares in companies and other financial instruments were simply tax exempt. That was very attractive for investors who...

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Le Point 2026 ranking

The magazine Le Point has published its ranking of law firms in France, which is based on recommendations. General counsels were able to rate the firms they work with and lawyers were able to indicate which firms they would recommend to their clients. DELSOL Avocats’ expertise is recommended in : Compliance Healthcare law Commercial,...

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16/04/2026 - WEBINAR - Understanding Belgium’s New Capital Gains Tax

Marc QUAGHEBEUR, in collaboration with British Chamber of Commerce in Brussels, will host a webinar on the new capital gains tax on financial assets and will examine developments in Belgian tax reforms. Join the webinar 👉 Register

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