Our Law firm specialises in Tax and M&A
Farah Khodabacus
As the founder of the law firm Laudare, Farah Khodabacus is specialised in taxation and addresses her advices to both corporate and individuals. She sets up Laudare with the purposes to support clients facing an increasing complexity in the tax obligations, enlighting clients in making the right business decisions and facilitate the tax communications with internal or external parties : tax authorities in France or overseas, regulators, or any department impacted by the tax decisions.
She has developed a specific expertise working in the banking and insurance sector.
Her experience built as an inside tax counsel and as a tax solicitor within international law firms allows her to provide regularly assistance to blue chip companies or individuals located inside or outside France.
Farah Khodabacus works commonly with Chief Financial Officers for their key decisions particularly in anticipating new tax legislations, the implementation of their tax compliance obligations (i.e., drafting of the international groups transfer pricing documentations), the optimisation of their mergers and acquisition and any other projects. She also offers advices on organisation and company strategy so that companies better evaluate and manage their risks and tax issues impacting the company.
She also assists individuals who require additional knowledge of tax rules and overall guidance in the optimisation of their personal or family projects: transfer of tax domicile, securitisation of transmission of estate, regularisations, assistance in the filing of their tax returns.
Her values are pragmatism, transparency, accuracy and simplicity.
Her professional career :
Tax solicitor and founder of the law firm Laudare
Since 2015
2013- 2014
Group Head of Tax and M&A of Euler Hermes Group (listed company)
2009-2013
In-house tax counsel of French and international tax aspects of RCI-Bank
2004-2009
Tax solicitor within the Allen&Overy and Gide Loyrette Law firms
2002-2003
BNP Paribas (long-term trainings within BNP Paribas Securities Services and Direction of Tax Affairs)
Qualifications –Professional association
Member of the Institute of tax lawyers and counsels
Paris Bar Exam (2004) – admitted as solicitor, Paris Bar (since 2004)
Post Degree in International Taxation – University Panthéon-Asssas and Business school HEC (2003)
Post Degree in Public Finance and Taxation – University Panthéon-Assas (2002)
Master in Business law and taxation – Degree from the Institute of Business law – University Panthéon-Assas (2001)
Professional Languages :
French, English
References upon request