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Practice Experience

Thomas Schmidt deals with domestic and international corporate tax issues, with particular emphasis on structuring public and private company acquisitions, corporate reorganizations as well as corporate financing transactions.

Mr. Schmidt also advises on tax issues relating to real estate, banking and structured finance transactions and has acted for domestic and overseas lenders and borrowers in domestic and cross border transactions. His expertise covers international tax planning for companies as well as private clients.

Mr. Schmidt is a member of the international White & Case REITs Group.

Bars and Courts
Rechtsanwalt, 2006

Education
LLM, University College Dublin, 2003
First State Exam, University of Bayreuth, 2002
Higher Diploma in Business Studies, University of Bayreuth, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships
International Fiscal Association
German-Irish Lawyers Association
German Bar Association

Publications
Co-author, "How to improve equity during the financial crisis (Gestaltungen zur Eigenkapital-Optimierung vor dem Hintergrund der Finanzkrise)", BB, Issue 9, Pages 430-434, 2009 (with Andreas Knebel)
Co-author, "Legal and tax aspects of REITs in international comparison – REITs in the US, France, Great Britain and Germany (Rechtliche und steuerliche Aspekte von REITs im internationalen Vergleich – REITs in den USA, Frankreich, Großbritannien und Deutschland)", Handbuch Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Ed. Stephan Bonewinkel, Wolfgang Schäfers and Karl-Werner Schulte. 1st ed., Cologne, 2008 (with Andreas Knebel)
Co-author, "Tax aspects of G-REITs – Taxation of an REIT stock corporation and its shareholders (Steuerliche Aspekte von G-REITs – Besteuerung einer REIT-Aktiengesellschaft und ihrer Aktionäre)", Handbuch Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Ed. Stephan Bonewinkel, Wolfgang Schäfers and Karl-Werner Schulte. 1st ed., Cologne, 2008 (with Josef Große Honebrink)
Co-author, "Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the US, France, Great Britain and Germany (Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in den USA, Frankreich, Großbritannien und Deutschland)", IWB, No. 9, Pages 495-508, 2007 (with Andreas Knebel)

Languages
English
French
German
Russian

Citizenship
Germany