Principal Counsel

Dr. Isabelle Holly

Rechtsanwältin, Tax Adviser | Fachanwältin für Steuerrecht (Certified lawyer for tax law)

Languages

German
English

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Isabelle Holly supports SMEs and groups with tax planning, tax audits, restructuring and with all matters relating to national and international corporate tax law. She has specialist knowledge in the field of tax compliance and also covers aspects of criminal law in relation to tax offences. She also specialises in corporate succession and estate planning for family businesses, shareholder families and high-net-worth individuals.

Isabelle Holly joined CMS in 2013. She has been Principal Counsel since 2025.

Publications

Unternehmensnachfolge bei Freiberuflern und Einzelunternehmern, NWB Erben und Vermögen (NWB-EV) 2024, 97NWB
Vererben an gemeinnützige Organisationen als Instrument der Nachfolgeplanung, NWB Erben und Vermögen (NWB-EV) 2023, 174

Education

2017: Qualified as Tax Adviser
2012: Second state examination in law
2010 - 2012: Trainee lawyer at Aachen Regional Court
2009 - 2010: PhD; thesis on inheritance law
2009: First state examination in law
Law studies at the University of Trier

Practice Areas

Tax Inheritance Tax Planning Reorganising Company Structures Tax Aspects of Corporate Succession Tax Compliance

sectors

Private Clients Family Foundations Family Business Owners Family Offices Succession Planning Corporate Succession Asset Structuring

Insights

Global Reach

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