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ATTORNEY BIOGRAPHIES EUROPE

F R A N C E

F R A N C E

François Hellio

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats

2 rue Ancelle

92522 Paris

France

Tel: (33) 1 47 38 40 62

Email: francois.hellio@cms-fl.com

Website: www.cms.law

Lionel Lenczner

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats

2 rue Ancelle

92522 Paris

France

Tel: (33) 1 47 38 41 66

Email: lionel.lenczner@cms-fl.com

Website: www.cms.law

François Hellio joined CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats in 1990. From

1993 to 1998 is worked at the Berlin office of the firm and became a

partner in 2001. From 2009 to 2012, he was a member of the firm’s

Advisory board. He is specialised in tax matters in connection with

international and domestic acquisitions and restructurings, and also in

transfer pricing. He is currently a co-ordinator of the CMS Franco-

German desk.

François is a regular author of various articles about international

taxation in French and international publications (German or Swiss

notably). Examples include: co-author of the French tax part of a book

published in Germany on international aspects of the Societas

Europaea (SE), Jannott/Frodermann (CF Müller-Verlag, 2014); coauthor

of the France dedicated chapter of Mennel-Förster, a reference

work on international taxation in Germany (NWB-Verlag, 2012).

He teaches at the Universities of Strasbourg and Vienna (LLM of

international taxation). François studied at the French business school

HEC (1988) and graduated at the University of Panthéon-Sorbonne in

Paris (1992).

A French native, François is fluent in English and German.

Lionel joined the firm in 1989, and was co-opted as Equity Partner in

1997.

He is part of the firm’s tax department, where he is an expert in direct

taxes. As such, he manages mainly files in the following subject

matters: taxation of national and international mergers and

acquisitions, restructurings; tax integration structures, real estate

taxation and taxation of financial products (banking and insurance

sectors). He also deals with litigious matters.

Lionel is an active member of the Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux

(IACF) and Association Française des Avocats Conseils d’Entreprises

(ACE).

He regulary writes articles on tax law. ( in Droit Fiscal) He has, for

example, participated to the Mémento Groupes de sociétés 2018-2019,

published by Editions Francis Lefebvre.

He holds a postgraduate degree in Tax Law (Paris II, 1980). He is a

Lecturer in Tax at the University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne).

A French native, Lionel is also fluent in English.

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