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João Félix Pinto Nogueira, PhD in Tax Law, is Professor at the Portuguese Catholic University (“Universidade Católica Portuguesa”). He is Deputy Academic Chairman at IBFD and team manager of IBFD Academic. He is honorary associate professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa and regular visiting lecturer at several universities. He is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the World Tax Journal, of the Global Tax Treaty Commentaries, of the Doctoral Series and of the International Tax Studies. He is a member of the list of independent persons of standing of the European Commission and, as such, authorised to serve as arbitrator for the purposes of the EU tax dispute resolution directive. He was a lawyer at one of Portugal's most reputed tax law firms. His areas of expertise are international and European tax law, fields in which he has published a dissertation and several articles and book chapters. Dr Nogueira has more than twenty years of experience in teaching at both the graduate and post-graduate levels and is currently overseeing several master's courses on EU and international tax law, taught in different languages.

He has extensive experience in supervising academic works (at the master's, doctoral and postdoctoral levels), including several prize-winning theses. He is regularly invited to present at conferences and seminars on both EU and international taxation and is frequently appointed as a national reporter for Portugal. Besides his scientific activities at IBFD, he collaborates actively with research centres in several EU countries. For several years, Dr Nogueira served as co-arbitrator of the IBFD-KU Leuven International and European Tax Moot Court Competition, responsible for drafting the cases. Since 2018, he has been appointed as judge of the final rounds. His experience also comprises governmental consultancy, in which context he has been asked to assess, advise and train several tax authorities, including some of the most advanced in the world. He has lectured or been scientifically active in more than 30 countries in Europe, America, Africa and Asia.

He is a member of the EATLP, IFA, IFA Portugal (Associação Fiscal Portuguesa) and IBDT. He is the Vice-President of the AFP / IFA Portugal. He is a member of the Permanent Scientific Committee of IFA Central. He is a member (and the scientific secretary) of the ECJ Task Force of the Confédération Fiscale Européenne. He is also a member of the Executive Board of the ILADT (Directorio). He is one of members of the LOC (Local Organizing Committee) in charge of organizing the 2025 Annual Congress of the International Fiscal Association, which will be held in Lisbon. He is a member of the editorial board and council of several periodicals on international taxation and frequently acts as an external peer reviewer.

Academic Chairman of IBFD. Full Professor of Tax Law at the University of Salerno and Holder of a Jean Monnet ad Personam Chair in European Tax Law and Policy at WU Vienna.

Honorary Professor at the Ural State Law University (Russia) and at the University of Cape Town (South Africa). Honorary Doctor at the University of Örebro (Sweden).

Secretary General of the European Association of Tax Law Professors. Co-Chair of the Tax Committee of the International Law Association. Member of the Permanent Scientific Committee of the International Fiscal Association.

Chief editor of the journals World Tax Journal and of ITAXS, the IBFD Doctoral Series and the Series of International Tax Law by Bloomsbury and of the IBFD Global Tax Treaty Commentaries. Editor and author of numerous books, articles and book chapters, published and/or translated in 12 languages, on international and European tax law.

Dr Trudy Muscat is a lawyer by profession, having successfully obtained a Bachelor of Laws with European Studies degree followed by a Doctor of Laws degree at the University of Malta. Her LL.D. thesis examined the Malta implications of the EU proposal for a common consolidated corporate tax base. Trudy went on to read international tax law at the University of Vienna, successfully obtaining a Master of Laws in International Tax degree. Her LL.M. thesis analysed the interpretation of the personal scope of tax treaties in respect of non-individuals. She was admitted to the Maltese Bar in 2010.
Trudy is a senior manager at Deloitte in Malta. She has a demonstrated history of efficiently leading a team to support multinationals with corporate local and international direct tax law and reporting, personal holding solutions and succession planning, and dispute resolution. She specialises in transfer pricing and the local and cross-border impact of EU tax developments, and contributes to numerous conferences on EU and international tax topics.
Trudy coordinates, lectures and examines EU direct tax law and transfer pricing with the University of Malta and the Malta Institute of Taxation, as well as for the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (CIOT). She chairs the Education Committee of the Malta Institute of Taxation and is an active member of the Tax & EU Committee of the Malta Institute of Financial Services Practitioners, supporting through technical analyses and lobbying efforts. She is a member of the Malta Chamber of Advocates and of the Malta Branch of the International Fiscal Association, being the Malta representative of Women in IFA.

Practicing barrister and King’s Counsel, practicing from chambers in Field Court, Gray’s Inn.  Additionally, he is Visiting Professor at the Law Faculty of Oxford University and a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.
He specialises in international aspects of taxation, which covers both corporate and private client matters. He has advised and represented several governments on tax matters, and appeared as an expert in cases around the world.  He has a particular interest in taxation and the European Convention on Human Rights, is author of a book on Double Taxation Conventions, and editor of the International Tax Law Reports.  He was one of the General Reporters on the Practical Protection of Taxpayers’ Rights for the International Fiscal Association Congress in Basel in 2015, and is one of the directors of the Observatory on Protection of Taxpayers’ Rights.

Sebastiaan de Buck is Global Head of Tax with Unilever. Since joining Unilever in 2011, Sebastiaan has held a wide range of positions in Unilever, covering Dutch, regional and global tax and transfer pricing matters. Prior to joining Unilever he was with KPMG in the Netherlands in the international tax & transfer pricing practice since 2004. Sebastiaan has specialized in corporate income taxation, international taxation and tax treaties, transfer pricing with key focus on transfer pricing in relation to intangibles, services and financial transactions, as well as has a key interest in tax transparency and tax governance. He studied fiscal economics at the University of Maastricht, and has completed various post-university tax programs at amongst others the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, International Tax Center in Leiden and New York University on European and international taxation. He is a Member of the Board of the Dutch IFA branch, is a Member of the Board of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors where he represents the in-house tax community, and is a Member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors’ Committee on Tax Law Proposals. He is a permanent contributor to the international tax documentation of SDU Uitgevers where he writes on subjects in relation to the OECD Model Tax Convention and the topic of Residence. He amongst others authored the Dutch Branch Report for the IFA Cahiers 2024 Subject 2: Practical approaches to international tax dispute prevention and resolution. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars where he primarily presents on the perspectives of a multinational company in the areas of tax and development, the tax policy and design considerations of international (e.g. OECD or EU) tax, and on the subject of tax transparency. He also teaches a course on the aspects of tax transparency and dispute prevention and resolution as part of the Advanced Master in International Tax Law of the University of Amsterdam.

Asma is an Executive Partner at Forvis Mazars in Morocco and the Regional Tax Leader for Africa. She brings over 23 years of extensive experience in international tax, transfer pricing, tax structuring, and M&A tax, during which she has advised Moroccan, African, and multinational companies on their tax projects. At Forvis Mazars, Asma has held several key leadership roles. In her capacity as Regional Tax Leader, she is dedicated to empowering African tax professionals to deliver exceptional tax services and coordinate regional tax projects;
Asma is Chairing the Moroccan Branch of the International Fiscal Association since February 2024 and she is a board member of the We4She association, a Moroccan network that promote gender equality within Moroccan companies and women's representation in leadership roles.
Asma is a Chartered Public Accountant and a member of the Moroccan Board of Public Accountants. She holds an LL.M in International Tax Law from King's College London and an Executive MBA from Mazars University. She is a recognized speaker on international tax matters, having authored numerous publications and participated in various national and international forums and events.

Dr. Gabriella Erdős is an associate professor and Head of the Business Law Department at Corvinus University, Budapest. She teaches bachelor, master and doctoral level courses mainly in international direct taxation. She supervises doctoral students currently in two research areas: international tax principles and the digital economy, and profit attribution to permanent establishments. From time to time, she also participates in the work of doctoral schools of other European Universities. She obtained her PhD degree on the topic of the implementation of the merger directive. She is a Professor HC of the Eotvos University, Faculty of Law, Budapest. She started her academic career more than 30 years ago at IBFD, Amsterdam as a research associate, where she played a major role in developing several new publications in relation to the new Eastern European and post-Soviet tax systems. Since then, she has been involved in several tax policy forming missions, including the development of a new Hungarian Income Tax Code in 1993 and the first EU-conform Hungarian excise tax law in 1997. She acted as a Head of the Corporate Income Tax Subcommittee, and she is a delegate of Hungary on the list of Independent Persons of Standing for the purpose of the EU Arbitration Convention and the EU Tax Dispute Resolution Directive. She is a registered tax advisor and mediator. She has more than 30 years of experience as a tax expert, including 20 years as a senior tax partner at PwC Hungary and KPMG Hungary, five years spent in the Netherlands, and several years of accounting experience in industry and at the Hungarian Tax Authorities. She has contributed to various textbooks, academic publications, and authored numerous articles on a broad range of subjects in the field of international and EU tax law.

Narendra is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor’s degree in law and is also a qualified Company Secretary. His academic distinctions include securing All India 5th Rank in CS Inter and securing award for highest marks in “Advance Company Law & Practice” and “Direct & Indirect Taxation –Law & Practice” in C S Final. Narendra is the founder of NNMS Legal Chambers, Advocates with focus areas in transfer pricing and international tax litigation. 
Narendra has experience of over 22 years representing clients on issues of transfer pricing and international tax disputes before various tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. Narendra also regularly provides advise to clients on a broad spectrum of direct tax matters ranging from transfer pricing, tax advisory on cross-border engagements and inbound/outbound investment strategies. Narendra has authored/co-authored books on transfer pricing, Digital Commerce and Permanent Establishment. He is part of revision team updating Sampath Iyengar’s Commentary on Indian Income Tax, 13th edition. Narendra is a regular speaker at 
various conferences, seminars, workshops, study circles and international taxation courses. Narendra has contributed articles to various tax journals and has taught students at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for over 14 years. Narendra is also Chairman of International Fiscal Association, Bangalore sub-Chapter from Year 2023-2025 and is the Joint Secretary of Bengaluru ITAT Bar Association. 

Omri Marian is a professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, where is was also the Founding Director of the Graduate Tax Program. Before joining UC Irvine, has was an assistant professor of law at the University of Florida, where he taught at the graduate tax program. Before starting his academic career, he practised at the New York office of Sullivan and Cromwell. Marian is an international and comparative tax scholar who has written extensively on the topic of corporate personhood and residence for tax purposes. His work on this topic has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as the Supreme Court of Israel. Marian is also an expert on the taxation of crypto-assets.

Carmel is Strategic Policy Advisor, Inland Revenue, in New Zealand. Carmel negotiates New Zealand's double tax agreements and is the New Zealand delegate to Working Party 1 (Tax Treaties) at the OECD. She co-chairs that Working Party with Aart Roelofsen from the Netherlands. Carmel was also a member of the National Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters from 2013 - 2021. She co-chaired the Committee with Eric Mensah from Ghana from 2017 - 2021.

Jinyan Li is Professor of Tax Law and former Interim Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. She is currently the co-director of the LLM Tax program. She has authored, co-authored and co-edited numerous books, including: Income Tax at 100 Years: Essays and Reflections on the Income War Tax Act (2017); International Taxation in Canada (multiple editions); Principles of Canadian Income Tax Law (multiple editions). She is the co-author chapter 13 (Capital Gains) of the Global Tax Treaty Commentaries on IBFD Tax Research Platform, and a member of the editorial board of World Tax Journal. Her work has been cited by Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada in Deans Knight Income Corp., Alta Energy and MacDonald. Professor Li is an recipient of Tax Excellence Award (2021) (Ontario Bar Association), Lifetime Contribution Award (2017) (CTF), Academic Excellence Award (2007) (CALT) and D.J. Sherbaniuk Distinguished Writing Award (1999) (CTF).

Dr. Eivind Furuseth (Ph.D. and adv. LL.M) is an associate professor and Head of Department at the Department of Law and Governance at the Norwegian Business School Bl. Before joining the Norwegian Business School BI, he worked as a tax lawyer at KPMG Law for four years with a main focus on international tax law and five years at the Norwegian tax authorities. After having worked for about three years at the tax authorities, he went to Leiden, the Netherlands, and studied for one year at the International Tax Center in Leiden (ITC) where he obtained an advanced LL.M. in international tax.
Further, Dr. Furuseth is a board member of the Nordic Tax Research Council, a member of the academic committee of the European Association of Tax Law Professors (EATLP), editor of the Norwegian tax journal "Skatterett", responsible for updating IBFD's information regarding the individual and corporate tax system in Norway, responsible for legal comments on direct and indirect tax law at Karnov Group Norway and member of the editing board of the Nordic Tax Journal. Furuseth has also a 20% position at the University of Stavanger, Norway.
Dr. Furuseth's main areas of expertise are domestic and international tax law, including EU/EEA law and abuse of law.

Jinyan Li is Professor of Tax Law and former Interim Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. She is currently the co-director of the LLM Tax program. She has authored, co-authored and co-edited numerous books, including: Income Tax at 100 Years: Essays and Reflections on the Income War Tax Act (2017); International Taxation in Canada (multiple editions); Principles of Canadian Income Tax Law (multiple editions). She is the co-author chapter 13 (Capital Gains) of the Global Tax Treaty Commentaries on IBFD Tax Research Platform, and a member of the editorial board of World Tax Journal. Her work has been cited by Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada in Deans Knight Income Corp., Alta Energy and MacDonald. Professor Li is an recipient of Tax Excellence Award (2021) (Ontario Bar Association), Lifetime Contribution Award (2017) (CTF), Academic Excellence Award (2007) (CALT) and D.J. Sherbaniuk Distinguished Writing Award (1999) (CTF).

Luís Flávio Neto is a partner at KLA Advogados (São Paulo, Brazil) and formerly served as a judge at the Higher Chamber of Tax Appeals (CARF/CSRF), Brazil's top administrative tax court. He is a Director of the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT), where he also coordinates and teaches in the Master's Program in International Taxation. Luís holds a Ph.D. and an LL.M. in Tax Law from the University of São Paulo (USP), and has completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Florida (USA) and the IBFD (Netherlands).

As of 2002, he is a professor of international taxation and international tax law at the Fiscal Institute Tilburg of Tilburg University in the Netherlands. As of 1992, he is Of Counsel with Ernst & Young Tax Advisers, and as of 2007, he is a Deputy Justice of the Arnhem Court of Appeals (Tax Division), the Netherlands. In 2001, he obtained his PhD from Tilburg University on a thesis entitled 'Principle of Origin in Tax Conventions, A Rethinking of Models'. He is an editor of the EUCOTAX Series on European Taxation and chair of the editorial board of EC Tax Review, published by Kluwer Law International. Furthermore, he is a co- initiator and coordinator of the EUCOTAX Network and the EUCOTAX Winter Course. He was also a visiting scholar at New York University (spring 1999) and Short Term Consultant of the International Finance Corporation (Member of the World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2004). He regularly gives guest lectures at foreign universities (visiting professor, inter alia, at WU Vienna, Université de Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris I) (Paris), Northwestern University (Chicago), and Luiss (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studie Sociali, Rome), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), and University of Florida (Gainesville) and is a frequent speaker at international congresses, seminars, and courses. Furthermore, he has been a member of the ECJ Task Force of the Confédération Fiscale Europeénne since 2011 and was head of the Department of Tax Economics (2013-2019) and member of the Advisory Commission EU Arbitration Convention for the Netherlands (2013-2019). He was and is a member of various academic and non-academic commissions.

H Padamchand Khincha, a partner in H C Khincha & Co and H C Khincha & Associates, Bangalore, is a prolific writer on various topics in income tax. He is a co-author in revising the 13th edition of the commentary on income tax by Sampath Lyengar, a commentary in excess of 20000 pages. He has authored books like 'Emerging Issues in International Taxation', "Mystiques of MLI brought alive", "Permanent Establishment - Emerging trends", "Decoding section 5", "Tax Holiday U/s.10A and 10B - An analysis"; "Tax Treaties of India - A compilation"; to name a few. He has contributed to various articles and papers published by The Chamber of Tax Consultants, ITRAF, and BCAS.
He has been actively engaged in several initiatives undertaken by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He was appointed the group leader for preparing the approach paper on the Guidance Note on Transfer Pricing. He was instrumental in making a critical analysis of the Direct Tax code as a member of the team constituted by ICAI on the request of CBDT. He was a member of the Committee of ICAI involved in preparing the technical background paper on Income Computation and Disclosure Standards. He deposed as an expert before (a) high powered committee on E. commerce constituted by the Central Board of Direct Taxes in India; (b) Rangachary Committee set up to "Review Taxation of Development Centres and the IT Sector; and (c) by the A P Shah Committee constituted by the Government of India to examine the matters relating to MAT on FII/ FPI(s). He was a country reporter for India for the IFA Rio de Janeiro Congress 2017 on 'Assessing BEPS - Origin, Standards, Responses'. He is on the editorial board constituted for the International Tax Journal published by the Chamber of Tax Consultants.

Elisângela Rita is an international tax professional with experience in tax administration, tax treaty negotiation, and capacity building in international tax matters, tax and fiscal policy design and reform facilitation and advice, as well as regional economic integration, from government (the Angolan Revenue Administration) and intergovernmental organisations (such as the Southern African Development Community).
A member of the UN Tax Committee between 2021 and 2025, in which, a vice-chair and co-coordinator of the Subcommittee on Digitalisation of Revenue Authorities, Elisângela is a Senior Policy Advisor leading the work on Tax Incentives and Sustainable Investment work at the International Institute for Sustainable Investment (IISD).
Elisângela is a Fulbright Scholar, holding an LL.M. in international taxation from the University of Florida.

Adriana Rodriguez is the International Tax Leader in PwC Mexico.
A seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), supply chain optimisation from a tax perspective, and international tax restructuring. Known for assisting multinational companies in navigating complex regulatory environments and achieving strategic objectives, particularly within the Mexican market.
Key Areas of Expertise:
Supply Chain Optimisation (Tax Perspective)
- Guided companies in restructuring manufacturing and business models in Mexico to minimise tax exposure and enhance profitability.
- Supported the establishment of new operations in Mexico, ensuring compliance with local tax regulations.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Collaborated on significant M&A transactions in Mexico, handling due diligence, risk assessment, and transaction structuring.
- Advised on post-acquisition integration, focusing on tax liabilities and regulatory compliance.

 International Tax Restructuring
- Assisted clients in adapting to changing international tax laws, such as Mexico's GAAR, MLI, and ATTAD.
- Provided tailored solutions to optimise global tax strategies and ensure compliance with international standards.

Adam Zalasiński is a senior legal officer in the Legal Affairs-Direct Taxation Unit of the European Commission in Brussels. He is the Unit’s coordinator of cases concerning tax abuse and avoidance, issues related to DTCs and cross-border loss relief.
He holds a PhD and a habilitation in law from the Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland). He specialises in International and EU tax law. He has been publishing extensively on various aspects of EU and international tax law (above 100 scientific publications). He authored the EU reports for the 2013, 2019, 2023 and 2025 IFA Congresses and co-authored the General Report on “Direct tax rules and the EU fundamental freedoms” for the 2006 Congress of Fédération Internationale pour le Droit Européen (FIDE). He has written several Polish national reports for the congresses of the International Fiscal Association (2008, 2010, 2016, 2018 and 2022), Fédération Internationale pour le Droit Européen (2006) and the European Association of Tax Law Professors (2006 and 2010). He is a co-author of the Polish Chapter of the IBFD Global Tax Treaty Commentaries (GTTC). He gives courses on EU direct tax law at various European universities. He is a member of the IFA Permanent Scientific Committee.

Prof. Dr. Englisch holds a chair for public law and tax law at Münster University. His research focuses on International and European tax law, covering both direct and indirect taxation. Dr Englisch serves as an advisor in expert groups of the OECD and of the EU Commission since 15 years, and he has also given advice to national governments, NGOs and the private sector. He is also a visiting professor in several LL.M. programs. Dr Englisch has published several books as well as approximately. 200 scholarly articles, and he has given more than 150 invited presentations.

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Juan Carlos is an International Tax Partner at Mexican firm Pérez Góngora y Asociados (PGA). He advises a variety of clients on cross-border transactions. He is also an international tax consultant at other private and public organisations, such as the World Bank. Juan Carlos has worked on the implementation of Pillar Two, supporting countries during their policy decision process and helping them draft legislation. Previously, he was part of a small team of tax policy officials at the OECD Secretariat responsible for the design and drafting of the 2020 Blueprint, GloBE Model Rules and Commentary, the Administrative Guidance, among others. Prior to the OECD, he served as Deputy General Director of International Tax Policy at the Mexican Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, where he worked for 10 years on the design and drafting of international tax provisions, many of which derived from the BEPS Project and was a member of the tax treaty negotiating team. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey, a Tax Specialist Degree from Universidad Panamericana and an LLM from Harvard Law School. 

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After receiving his postdoctoral lecturing qualification in 2010, he became Associate Professor of Financial and Tax law at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in 2011 (currently on leave). Since January 2024 he serves as Senior Researcher at Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance in Munich (Germany). His areas of expertise are domestic company taxation and 
International taxation, fields in which he has published three books and more than 70 articles and contributions. In recent years, he has specialised in individual taxation, with a particular focus on the International dimensions of personal income and wealth taxation. He regularly acts as an expert witness before the Spanish tax authorities and courts, providing legal opinions on Spanish and international corporate taxation. He is currently a member of the Academic Committee of the European Association of Tax Law Professors (EATLP). In 2022 he was awarded the Frans Vanistendael Award granted by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation for the best article on International and European taxation of the year.

Paula Beneitez is a senior associate in the international tax and private clients group of Cuatrecasas. Based in Madrid, she advises on international tax issues, particularly those relating to the mobility of international families and their multinational businesses. She is an expert in tax and succession planning for large estates with an international focus, and in advising sportspeople on tax issues. She advises foreign groups and families on their investments in Spain and on setting up in Europe and in Latin America, as well as Spanish business groups and families on planning and implementing their investments and transactions abroad.

Partner of GAIA SILVA GAEDE ABOGADOS (Brazil)
Profesor of Tax Law at the LLM in Tax Law at Escuela de Practica Juridica – Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
Director of IFA Brasil/ABDF – Associação Brasileira de Direito Financeiro (Brazil)
Phd Public Law Universidad San Pablo CEU (Spain)
Undergraduate Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law (Brazil)

Professor at Norwegian Business School since 1985 (emeritus since 2017). Served as adjunct professor at the University of Oslo and Stavanger University. Founding editor (1982-1992) of Norwegian tax journal Skatterett and of the Norwegian tax collection Skattelovsamlingen (1990-2020. Published numerous commentaries and textbooks on income tax, corporate taxation and VAT. Chairman Norwegian Governmental Commission on Cooperatives (NOU 2002:6), member Norwegian Governmental Commission on Voluntary Organisations (NOU 1988:17), on Flat Taxation (NOU 1999:7) and on the Taxation of Partnerships and Proprietorships (NOU 2005:2). Also published books and articles on human rights, non-profits, EEA and company law. Head of project committee and later BIS Master's in Accounting and Master's in Tax Law. A large number of articles on tax and other subjects in Norwegian media. International head of Acem. Published numerous articles on meditation and cultural subjects, lately four issues on death and dying of the Norwegian cultural review Dyade.

Xavier Oberson is a Professor of Swiss and International Tax Law at the University of Geneva since 1994. After his studies at the University of Geneva, where he obtained a Doctorate (PhD) in law in 1990, he pursued his studies and research at the Harvard Law School, where he finalised an LLM and also completed the International Tax Program (ITP) in 1992. He initiated and is the director of the recent LL.M. (Master of Advanced Studies) in Tax of the University of Geneva, which started early 2011.
Professor Oberson also practices as an attorney-at-law, partner of Oberson Abels SA, in Geneva, Switzerland, a law firm specialized in tax or commercial matters.
He has published numerous books and articles, notably: "Précis de droit fiscal international", Bern 2022, 5th ed. (Stämpfli); "Droit fiscal Suisse", Basel 2021, 5th ed. (Helbing & Lichtenhahn); "Taxing Robots, Helping the Economy to Adapt to the Use of Artificial Intelligence", London 2019 (Edward Elgar Publishing) and it's 2nd ed "Taxing Artificial Intelligence" London 2024 (Edward Elgar Publishing); "International Exchange of Information in Tax Matters. Towards Global Transparency", London 2023 3rd ed (Edward Elgar Publishing); and, as a co-author, "Switzerland in international tax law", 4th ed., Amsterdam 2011 (IBFD Publications).
He teaches regularly in various Universities abroad and, notably, was invited Professor at Paris-Creteil and at La Sorbonne (Paris).
He is active in various associations, expert committees and foundations. In this context, he regularly drafts legal opinions, collaborates on various tax reforms and takes part in Parliament sessions. In 2001, he was appointed President of the Federal Experts Commission ("Rechtsformneutrale Unternehmensbesteuerung") for the reform of taxation of enterprises. Later, he became a member of the group of experts "Collaboration internationale en matière fiscal" (International tax cooperation) set up by the Swiss Federal Council in March 2009 and, notably, participated in the negotiating team of the new Swiss-United States double taxation treaty of 2009.
In addition, he is Vice-President of the Board of the Foundation of Montreux Jazz Festival, President of the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation and President of the Board of the Foundation of the Grand Théâtre de Genève (Geneva opera).
In 2012, he was awarded the "Step Private Client Awards. The Geoffrey Schindler Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession".

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LL.M., University of California, Berkeley; M.A. (Econ.), Université catholique de Louvain.
Avocat, Member of the Brussels Bar, founding partner of the boutique firm “malherbe”.
Professor at Université Catholique de Louvain, visiting professor at Université de Paris-Est Créteil, former external examiner at  King’s College, London.
Author, Introduction to International Income Taxation (2 nd ed., Bruylant, 2020).

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Rupal Maheshwari is a Tax Advisory Manager at Bayer AG, bringing over 11 years of specialised experience in international taxation and tax transparency. With a Master of Laws in International Taxation (cum laude) from the University of Amsterdam/IBFD and a Chartered Accountant qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Rupal combines technical expertise with practical business solutions. Her professional journey spans three countries: India, the Netherlands, and Germany, where she has developed diverse skill 
set in both consulting and in-house roles. Rupal has worked with prestigious organisations, including Big Four firms and boutique tax advisory firms. At Bayer, she works on international tax and Mergers and Acquisitions projects and drives various tax policy initiatives.
Rupal's research contributions include award-winning work on Pillar One and value creation, which earned her the IBFD's Best Thesis Award in 2022. Her previous roles involved advising on critical tax matters, both international and domestic, including double tax avoidance agreements, Digital Services Tax, Pillar Two, Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP), etc. Additionally, she has managed the European Business Tax Forum Secretariat, steering policy projects on tax transparency, sustainability & tax,good tax governance principles, etc.

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Dirk Jan has more than 25 years of experience in the tax area, working within both the public and the private sector. He started his career in 1998 as a tax inspector at the Dutch Tax Administration. In 2009, he joined the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs as a tax policy advisor. Since 2017, Dirk Jan is Head of Tax Policy at the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers VNO-NCW. He primarily focuses on corporate income tax, international taxation and bilateral tax treaties, the business and investment climate, tax governance and tax transparency. He was closely involved in the development and drafting of the Dutch Tax Governance Code.

Dirk Jan is a close follower of all tax developments at the EU, OECD and UN. As a representative of the Dutch business community, he is an active member of the tax committees at Business Europe, Business at OECD and the International Chamber of Commerce. Dirk Jan is the chair of the editorial board of a Dutch encyclopaedia of tax law. He has a master’s degree in tax law at Leiden University and completed a post-university tax program at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

Alex Córdova leads the Tax Law practice area at Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados. He specializes in tax consulting, excise taxation and tax litigation at both administrative and judicial levels.
He advises on the analysis of complex tax issues, such as derivative financial instruments, trusts, taxation of extractive industries, mergers and acquisitions, digital services, among others.
He sponsors clients in the most important tax proceedings in the country. His strategy, in-depth understanding of the cases, simplicity of approach and sharpness of argument have allowed him to obtain successful results in administrative and judicial proceedings.
He served as President of the Peruvian Chapter of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) from 2010 to 2012, and has also chaired the Tax Committee of AmCham Peru and the Tax Committee of the National Society of Mining, Oil and Energy. Since 2021, he has been the Chair of the Tax Committee of the National Confederation of Private Business Institutions of Peru (CONFIEP). He has been a professor of the course on Consumption Taxes at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, author of several articles on tax matters and frequent lecturer in local and international forums, including his participation as speaker in world and Latin American congresses of the International Fiscal Association and the International Bar Association.

Peter Hongler is professor for tax law at the University of St. Gallen and a director at the
Institute for Law and Economics. Peter was educated at the Universities of Bern (MLaw
2008) and Zurich (Dr. iur. 2011). He is experienced in advising political bodies in tax policy matters. Peter is the editor-in-chief of the Forum for Steuerrecht, and he is a member of several national and international tax organisations. He published several books (e.g. Justice in International Tax Law [IBFD 2019] and International Law of Taxation [OUP 2021]) and dozens of articles. In 2024 he was one of the General Reporters for the IFA Congress in Cape Town.

Operating from Brussels, Isabel verlinden has been active in EMEA and global Transfer Pricing Network roles at PwC for many years. She is fully dedicated to help the world's most successful and admired companies securing the tax side of global  business model sustainability. Building and maintaining resilient value chains is a strategic corporate priority. It encompasses a fiscal dimension which is rooted in a deep technical approach to Transfer Pricing which Isabel has at her fingertips thanks to over 30 years of mileage within PwC (in Brussels and Washington DC). While not compromising on putting the clients’ interests first, she has built up captive relationships with tax authorities across the globe as well as with international institutions setting the rules of the game in a constructive sphere of mutual respect. Next to her (nearly) full time dedication as international tax advisor, she is one of the five persons of standing nominated in Belgium in accordance with Article 9(4) of the Arbitration Convention. She is an active writer for international tax and business periodicals. She has (co-)authored over 150 articles and books to date. She teaches at various academic institutions. She holds Master Degrees in Applied Economics;  Financial Economics and  Commercial and Financial Sciences.

Gaspar Amani Twizere NDABI is a seasoned Transfer Pricing Director at PwC's Global Tax and Transfer Pricing (GTP) practice in Belgium, where he leads the Firm's Automated Transfer Pricing Compliance Services practice. With over 17 years of extensive experience, Gaspar specializes in general transfer pricing, transfer pricing compliance processes and automation, dispute resolution and prevention. His commitment to enhancing compliance strategies and leveraging technology for automation has made him a trusted advisor in the field of transfer pricing. His expertise spans a diverse range of industries, including aviation, pharmaceuticals, fast-moving consumer products, oil & gas, services, software, engineering, procurement, installation, and construction. In addition, Gaspar is deeply involved with the African tax policy agenda and leverages his expertise to support multinational corporations in navigating complex tax landscapes in the African region.

Gaspar holds a Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B) from the University of Dar es Salaam (2007) and a Master's in International Taxation from Ichec Brussels Management School (2011). In 2023, he completed the ADIT in London, specializing in Transfer Pricing and Energy Resources. As a licensed Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and a Commissioner for Oaths, Gaspar is also a registered Tax Consultant (ID 2000). He maintains active membership with the Bar of Tanganyika Law Society, ADIT, IFA, and ICC's Global Tax Commission, contributing to the international tax dialogue.

Emmanuel Llinares is a leading economist specialising in transaction pricing, asset and business valuations, and intellectual property analyses in an international tax context. He has over 25 years of experience advising multinational companies and
governments on defining and implementing transfer pricing policies and valuing assets, including, notably, the pricing of complex transactions (e.g., intellectual property and financing). He has assisted them in the context of various restructuring, pricing design,
and negotiations with tax authorities. He has provided economic analyses in the context of tax and intellectual property-related litigations, including the preparation of expert reports, and has testified as an expert witness. Dr. Llinares has also advised governments in relation to specific corporate income tax-related cases.
Dr. Llinares has managed a large number of valuation and intercompany pricing projects in a range of industries, including consumer products, telecommunications, energy, transportation, professional services, financial services, and the chemical industry. He has been involved in the negotiation and preparation of several advance pricing agreements. He has also managed the economic analysis aspects of many tax-related audits in Europe and other regions. Dr. Llinares publishes frequently on the subject of intra-group pricing and valuation. He regularly speaks at conferences and lectures on intra-group pricing and intellectual property in Europe and North America. Prior to joining NERA, Dr. Llinares was an economist with Arthur Andersen in London and KPMG in Paris. Dr. Llinares is a former lecturer at the Economics Department of the University of Delaware and at the École Supérieure de Gestion, a business school in Paris. Between 2015 and 2019, Dr. Llinares was a member of the European Union Joint Transfer Pricing Forum, a group of leading experts in transfer pricing that advises the European Commission on transfer pricing matters.

Dr. Raffaele Petruzzi, LL.M. is the Managing Director of the WU Transfer Pricing Center at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), the Founder and CEO of PETRUZZI Advisory, and an independent advisor on international tax and transfer pricing matters. He is also a member of the United Nations Subcommittee on Transfer Pricing.
Raffaele gained extensive experience by working for many years within big four firms, international law firms, and in-house positions. He is a frequent speaker in international conferences and lecturer of numerous courses all over the world, as well as author of many publications. Amongst others, he is an editor of Linde Transfer Pricing International Journal and a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), of the International Bar Association (IBA), and of Transfer Pricing Economists for Development (TPED).
Raffaele holds a Ph.D. in International Business Taxation from WU, an LL.M. in International Tax Law from WU, and an M.Sc. in Business Administration and Law from Bocconi University.

Rocío Bermúdez is the Head of Transfer Pricing and Tax Global Practices at Repsol, a position she has held since 2013. In this capacity, she oversees the Group's transfer pricing policy, manages relationships with tax authorities, provides technical support during tax audits and is responsible for international tax policy and tax closing processes. Her role also includes active participation in prominent international tax fora, such as those organized by the European Union, OECD, and United Nations.
Ms. Bermúdez has also served as a Non-Governmental Member of the EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum, representing Repsol from 2015 to 2019. Currently, she is the Vice-Chair of the Taxation Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Chair of the Taxation Commission of ICC Spain. Since 2024, she represents the ICC at the EU Platform for Good Tax Governance.
Before joining Repsol, Ms. Bermúdez worked for over seven years in the Transfer Pricing and International Tax department at Deloitte, with experience in both the Madrid and Rotterdam offices. Her responsibilities included transfer pricing assessments, Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) negotiations, and a variety of international tax planning projects.
Rocío Bermúdez is a frequent speaker at various international tax events and serves as a professor in several master's programs.
She holds a degree in Business Administration and Law, as well as a Master's in Corporate Taxation.

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Richard is a Director in the Deloitte Ireland TP team.

Before rejoining Deloitte in October 2023, he was a Principal Officer at Irish Revenue, leading a team in risk-driven transfer pricing audits and compliance interventions (including multilateral controls with multiple jurisdictions) in a wide variety of industries. Richie also contributed to the development of operational policies in respect of transfer pricing and international tax developments for Irish Revenue. He has extensive experience in litigation and resolving domestic transfer pricing disputes. Richie also has experience in supporting taxpayers in dispute resolution, including Advanced Pricing Agreements.

Richie’s educational qualifications include a BA in Accounting and Finance and a Master’s in Accounting at Dublin City University. Richie is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland and a member of the Irish Taxation Institute (AITI).

With more than 20 years of transfer pricing and valuation experience, Ivan has served as an expert witness before several Latin American tax authorities and the Mexican Telecom Authority, as well as an Economic Advisor to Mexican agribusiness chamber in a complex anti-dumping case.
Specialized in transfer pricing expertise, including business restructuring transactions that involve assessing the value chain management processes as well as global documentation projects. His primary areas of concentration have been tax valuation (shares, IP) within the scope of value chain tax planning strategies.
Some of the notable projects include valuing a fibreoptics network, defending Mexico´s biggest retailer tradenames portfolio value, designing complex derivative (call / put) transactions for telecom and mining industry players, and valuing live animals in the context of an intricate business strategy. I have worked with clients across various industries, including food and beverage, banking and insurance, mining, oil and gas, pharma, private equity and telecom. Holder of a bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidad Iberoamericana, an MBA (double finance concentration) from McGill University, and a Tax Certificate from The Mexican Accounting Institute. Executive education diplomas from INSEAD, London Business School, Wharton School and MIT. Certified Valuation Analyst with the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA), Vice-Chair & founding member of the transfer pricing committee at IFA Mexico’s chapter and a member of the TP Commission at the Mexican Accounting Bar. Recognized by ITR as one of the best transfer pricing advisors in Mexico.

Shikha is a seasoned tax professional with over 25 years of experience across listed companies and leading consulting firms. Having worked both as an in-house tax professional and an advisor, she brings a rare dual perspective recognizing the critical need for seamlessly bridging technical depth with business reality. This also inspired her to launch her own tax practice, "Gravitax", rooted in first principles thinking. Her career spans the full spectrum of taxation: direct, indirect taxes and customs.
Prior to 2024, she held senior leadership positions as the Head of South Asia Tax for Unilever and the Head of Tax (India and global Service Centres) at Novartis where she worked on several high stakes matters. Having been at the helm of tax for prominent Indian listed entities of Unilever and Novartis, she is recognized for her ability to balance transparency, compliance and risk with operational efficiency.
Her leadership journey began with a pioneering role with General Electric in India, where she successfully established a Transfer Pricing Centre of Excellence from ground up. This became a benchmark in tax and finance operations and laid the foundation for a career marked by commercial acumen and cross-sector knowledge, spanning diverse industries.
Shikha has also spent a significant part of her career with leading accounting firms like Arthur Andersen and Deloitte.
Her multi-disciplinary academic foundation across economics, accounting, econometrics and finance complements her wide- ranging industry exposure. She brings together domain knowledge, allied legal insight, and an extensive professional network to solve complex tax challenges in a practical and tailored way.
Widely recognized as a thought leader, she contributes actively to industry publications, fora, and panels, offering research-led insights.
Shikha is a rank holder-chartered accountant in India and holds a Master's degree in Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Prof. Dr. Xaver Ditz studied economics in Mannheim and Hamburg (1999 Diplom-Kaufmann, 2003 Dr. rer. pol.). He has been a partner with Flick Gocke Schaumburg in Bonn since 2005.

Xaver is a professor at Trier University, lectures at the universities of Zurich (LL.M. programme) and Lausanne (Executive Programs in Transfer Pricing), and at the Federal Financial Academy of the German Finance Ministry.

He co-edits a commentary on double tax treaty law and the German Foreign Tax Act, handbooks on transfer pricing and permanent establishment taxation, as well as journals such as “Internationales Steuerrecht”, “Internationale Steuerrundschau" and “International Transfer Pricing Journal".

Xaver is the chairman of the German branch of the International Fiscal Association, the chairman of the German Institute of Tax Advisors and a board member of TAXAND. He is also a member of the Foreign Tax Law Committee of the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany.

Dr Franklin Cachia attended the University of Malta and successfully completed a Bachelor of Laws degree, followed by a Doctor of Laws degree in 2012. In fulfilment of his LL.D., Franklin submitted and defended his thesis entitled: “The Custody Business in the Financial Sector”.
Franklin obtained his Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT), which helped him solidify his foundations in domestic and international taxation. He is also a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and has an International Diploma in  AML Compliance (ICA). 
In 2015, Franklin furthered his studies at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, where he read an Advanced LL.M. in International Tax Law with a specific focus on European Tax Law and VAT Law. He successfully submitted and defended his thesis entitled, ‘Analysing the European Commission’s Final Decisions on Apple, Starbucks, Amazon and Fiat Finance & Trade’, 
which also delved into the IP Tax Regimes, Patent Boxes and Innovation Boxes within the EU. Franklin was also appointed Examiner on the Board of Examiners at the University of Malta.

Assistant Professor at the Law School of the University of Minho. Researcher at JusGov - Research Centre for Justice and Governance. PhD in Public Legal Sciences. Master in Tax Law. Degree in Law.
Andreia lectures, in addition to other domains, on international and european taxation, with a particular focus on income and consumption taxes.
The programmes she develops delve deeply into the key tax challenges arising from global mobility, with a particular focus on double taxation, preferential tax regimes, the coordination of national tax systems, and the implications of special relationships between taxpayers. These issues are explored not only from a theoretical perspective but also with a strong emphasis on their practical impact on businesses and individuals in a transnational context.
A prolific author, she has published extensively, including books and articles.
Her expertise has been recognised at various international and national conferences.
With a solid professional background as a lawyer, Andreia also worked as a tax consultant.

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Leonardo Pignatari is a PhD Candidate in Tax Law at the University of São Paulo (USP), under the supervision of Professor Luis Eduardo Schoueri. He also holds a Master in Tax Law, with honours ("magna cum laude"), and a Bachelor's in Law from the same institution.
Leonardo holds an Advanced LL.M. in International Tax Law from the University of Amsterdam (UVA) and the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD), with honours ("cum laude judicium"). Leonardo received the "UvA scholarship", which demanded an excellent academic performance throughout the course. In 2025, he was nominated Ambassador for Latin America of the LL.M. in International Tax Law at the UVA, which involves organising academic events, and assisting students pre-/post-LL.M.
He is a Specialist in Brazilian Tax Law and International Tax Law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT), where he also acts as a Guest-lecturer of the Specialisation Courses. Leonardo was invited on different opportunities to co-lecture at the Professional Masters in International and Comparative Tax Law at the same institution.
Leonardo published the book "Article 2 of the OECD Model Tax Convention and the Digital Services Taxes" (IBDT, 2023 - Portuguese). He is also author and coauthor of several chapter of books and articles in national and international publications (e.g., Bulletin for International Taxation and Intertax). Besides his strong academic background, Leonardo has worked in top tax law firms in São Paulo. With 10 years of experience in tax consulting and litigation, he assists national and international clients in different matters, such as restructurings, outbound and inbound transactions, involving both domestic and international tax aspects. He also participates in projects on the application of Pillar 2, Transfer Pricing, and M&A. Currently, he is a Senior Manager of the International Tax and Deal Advisory M&A Tax department at KPMG Brazil.
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Dr. Juan Manuel Vázquez is a Professional Support Lawyer at Loyens & Loeff and a Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam. He specialises in International and European tax law, with a particular focus on the tax challenges posed by  digitalised business models and disruptive technologies. Juan Manuel holds a PhD in Law from the University of Amsterdam, an 
LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center (as a Fulbright Scholar), a Master’s degree in Tax Law from Universidad Austral (Argentina), and a Bachelor’s degree in Law (summa cum laude) from Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (Argentina).

Didier Nsanzineza is a partner at Kellerhals Carrard (Geneva) and a Swiss certified tax expert. He advises on a broad range of corporate tax matters, with a particular focus on equity incentive plans, complex financing structures, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganisations. He also advises private clients on the negotiation of tax packages and wealth structuring strategies.
His client base includes entrepreneurs, multinational companies, private equity funds and managers, banks, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. He has developed significant expertise in the pharmaceutical, trading, and wealth management sectors. Didier plays an active role in the legal and tax communities. He is a member of the Geneva Bar Association Council and acts as co-representative of the Swiss Young IFA Network (YIN).
He regularly speaks at conferences, writes articles and contributes to ongoing professional dialogue on developments in Swiss and international taxation.

Dr. Pia Dorfmueller is a partner in Dentons’ Frankfurt office and head of the tax practice in Germany. In addition to international tax law and tax structuring, she focuses on restructuring, transactional tax and tax controversy. In addition to her advisory work, she is the Germany correspondent for the international tax journal, Tax Notes International, as well as serving as an officer of the Taxes Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA) and on the advisory board of the International Fiscal Association’s Rhine-Main-Neckar section. She is the founder of the renowned Frankfurt International Tax Forum for the German section of the IFA, which she has been organizing and hosting for over 10 years. She has also served as co-chair of the joint 
ABA, IBA and IFA USA conference “US and Europe Tax Practice Trends” for many years as a representative of the Taxes Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA). Pia is a member of the Global WIN committee. 

Tax lawyer and tax professor in São Paulo, Brazil, with more than 30 years of experience in international tax, and more than 20 years attending IFA Congresses. Chair of the Women of IFA Network Global Committee and Member of the IFA Supervisory Board. 2010-2017 Member of the IFA Permanent Scientific Committee. Member of the NYU International Tax Program Practice Council. Chair of the Brazilian Branch of STEP – Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. ABDF/IFA Brazil and IBRAPP – 
Brazilian Institute of Wealth Planning Director. Board of Directors´ Member at IASP – São Paulo Institute of Lawyers, Educational Foundation Visconde de Porto Seguro. 2018-Mar/2025 Board Member and Chair of the Board of the FPSB - Financial Planning Standards Board, international entity responsible for the CFP (Certified Financial Planning) certification. 
Professor in the LL.M in International Tax at the IBDT – Brazilian Association of Tax Law, and guest lecturer in other postgraduation courses. Ph.D in Economic-Financial Law (University of São Paulo – USP). Master in Tax Law (Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC/SP). MBA in Finance (IBMEC SP, currently Insper). Graduation in Law (USP) and in Business Administration 
(Getulio Vargas Foundation – FGV). Frequently acknowledged among the top tax lawyers in Brazil by different rankings and publications. 2016 America´s Women Awards Best Tax Lawyer in Latin America. 2024 Latin Lawyer Specialty Law Firm Leader of the Year, and 2025 Legal 500 Brazil Tax Lawyer of the Year. Partner at Utumi Advogados.

Susanne Schreiber is a partner at Bär & Karrer AG and co-head of the tax department.
Susanne Schreiber has extensive experience in national and international M&A transactions and restructurings. In particular, she advises on all tax aspects of financing, acquisition structuring, as well as capital market transactions and restructurings. She works on transactions on both the sale- and buy- side, for private equity clients as well as multinational companies or 
individuals, and advises on due diligence, pre-deal structuring, carve-outs, and post-merger integration from a tax perspective.
In addition, Susanne Schreiber regularly supports Swiss and multinational companies with their tax planning, such as restructurings, financing, and in tax disputes. Susanne Schreiber is a lawyer and tax advisor as well as a certified Swiss tax expert. Before joining Bär & Karrer, she worked  for an international law firm in Germany and for a Big Four company in Zurich, where she headed the Swiss M&A tax team.
She regularly lectures on tax-relevant topics in the area of M&A/corporate tax law and publishes articles and commentaries in 
the field of taxation. She is an officer of the IBA Tax Committee, a member of the examination board for certified Swiss tax 
experts and a member of the tax commission of EXPERTSuisse.