Associate

Valentin Dejaune

Languages

French
English

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Valentin Dejaune is a tax lawyer within the Africa Practice team. He joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2020.

Prior to joining CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats, Valentin was a trainee lawyer in several French and American law firms in Paris and also practiced in Casablanca, Morocco.

He provides tax assistance to companies in Africa concerning their domestic tax issues (common law regime, incentive and sectoral regimes) and international tax issues (tax treatment of dividends, interests, royalties, management fees). He is also involved in tax audits and litigation.

Relevant experience

Trainee Lawyer | Tax Law | Winston & Strawn (Paris) (July 2019 – December 2019)
Trainee Lawyer | Tax Law | Gide Loyrette Nouel (Casablanca) (January – July 2019)
Trainee Lawyer | Tax Law | Gide Loyrette Nouel (Paris) (July 2018 – December 2018)
Tax apprentice – AREVA NP (Paris) (September 2016 – August 2017)

Relevant operations:

Tax assistance to a major player in the telecommunications sector concerning the establishment of its subsidiaries in Burkina Faso, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger and Chad - analysis and recommendations on the taxation of the financing of subsidiaries by group entities and international financial institutions (2020 and 2022)
Tax assistance for a bank regarding the implementation of its services in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mauritania (2021 and 2022)
Assistance to a major player in the infrastructure sector in the context of a tax audit (financial stake of several million euros) in Burkina Faso (2022)
Tax due diligence of the entities of the a construction company in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali (2020)
Tax assistance for an American fashion company in the context of the sale of products through an electronic platform in Ivory Coast, Senegal and Tunisia (2022)

Publications

Models of tax treaties facing the challenges of the diversity of African countries, Deana d’Almeida, Valentin Dejaune, Célia Burnichon – Revue européenne et internationale de droit fiscal, 2021 (n° 2021/4)

Memberships & Roles

Attorney at law before the Versailles Court of Appeals

Education

HEC Paris, Tax Law | Business Law, 2016-2017
Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II), Master Degree (Master 2) International Taxation, 2016-2017
Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II), Master Degree (Master 1) Business Law, 2015-2016
Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II), Law Degree, Private Law, 2012-2015

Practice Areas

Tax Taxation of groups and corporate restructurings Tax in Africa Tax audits and litigation VAT and indirect taxation

Insights

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