Nos talents | Light House Law Firm

What we do best

Our clients are companies of all sizes and in all sectors of activity, from CAC 40 groups, to SMEs or SME groups and tech startups.

The firm's expertise encompasses the following tax topics:

CUSTOMS EXPERTISE

Customs law

Energy taxation

Export control

Customs control and litigation

To be specific

Some examples of work done by the firm:

Leading group in the luxury industry: Securing and optimising origin issues (Made in, anti-dumping duties and preferential origin)
French aeronautical industry group: Introduction of a suspensive customs procedure (savings in duties and taxes) and review of customs codes
Leading CAC Group 40 in the cosmetic industry – Obtaining the status of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO), review of customs practices (dry run audit)
Control and litigation advisory services (Tribunal/Court of Appeal/Court of Cassation): more than one hundred previous or ongoing cases for companies of all sizes with all kinds of issues

Our preferred business sectors:

Luxury industry, cosmetics, semiconductor industry, automotive industry, aeronautics… …

VAT EXPERTISE

Commercial and international VAT

To be specific

Some examples of work done by the firm:

E-commerce operators / leading French and European platform: Implementation of the new VAT and e-commerce regulations (activities in France and abroad)
Investment funds: Management of European VAT issues
World leading Californian company in high-tech surgical equipment: Centralisation of logistics flows in a single point of entry into the EU (VAT and customs aspects)
Leading global group in the extraction and processing of raw materials: Logistics and legal process mapping and determining the VAT regime in 5 countries. Adapting and updating ERP.

Our preferred business sectors:

We have developed sound expertise in the Tech industry thanks to Renaud Roquebert’s experience in Silicon Valley. But we have VAT clients in numerous industry sectors.

TAX EXPERTISE

International taxation

Transfer pricing

Executive officer taxation

Transaction tax

To be specific

Leading US company in artificial intelligence in medical imaging: Creation of the transfer pricing policy between Europe and the US.
International group specialising in the delivery of B2B SaaS solutions: Management of the tax risk associated with the creation of permanent establishments in various States
Various French companies: External growth or financing transactions (M&A, private equity, fund raising). Tax due diligence, structuring, tax and strategic advice for executives.

CONTROL AND LITIGATION EXPERTISE

Leading international group in data management: Management of tax audits in France
Industrial SME group: Assistance with customs controls (monitoring of controls, response to the initial procedure, negotiating transactions)
Numerous companies of all sizes: Tax and customs litigation monitoring (summons, written and oral pleadings etc.) before the competent courts

GROWTH STRATEGY EXPERTISE

Thanks to the experience of the firm’s partners and the entrepreneurial DNA that drives them the firm can support entrepreneurs and companies in their growth projects in France or international expansion.
Startup founders advisory services
Fundraising advisory services (ICO, IPO, new investors etc.)
Strategic thinking about external growth
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