Member of the Paris Bar

Co-founder of the firm in 1999, Jérôme Chapus previously practiced in the New York and Paris offices of Bureau Francis Lefebvre (1991-1995) and later in the tax department of Stibbe Simont Monahan Duhot (1996-1999).

Jérôme assists and represents corporate entities as well as individuals. A substantial part of Jérôme’s activity is devoted to assisting the corporate law/M&A teams of the firm. He has extensive experience in corporate acquisitions and reorganizations, including conducting due diligence, tax consolidation regime, management packages, mergers and similar transactions (including management of tax losses or advance tax rulings). His experience of intragroup transactions extends to transfer pricing and thin capitalization rules.

Jérôme’s area of expertise also includes VAT. His practice includes assistance to individuals for the organization of their professional or personal assets (tax residence, personal income tax, wealth tax, inheritance/gift tax, SCIs).

Member of the Paris Bar

Before joining the firm, Marine practiced with the tax departments of C’M’S’ Bureau Francis Lefebvre (2000-2002) and Bredin Prat (2002-2009).

Marine has developed notable expertise in corporate and corporate group taxation (tax consolidation regime, thin capitalization rules, etc.). She frequently assists the firm’s corporate teams on complex domestic or cross-border acquisitions and group reorganizations.

She provides regular advice to French and international groups as well as groundbreaking startups on complex acquisitions or reorganizations, including when advance tax rulings or informal contacts with the French tax authorities are required. Marine is also a recognized practitioner of individual taxation (family office, pactes Dutreil, etc.) and top management and employee incentive schemes (management packages, compensation schemes), including in an international context. Her area of expertise also covers the taxation of nonprofit organizations.

Marine is a member of the IACF (Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux) and a regular speaker at HEC Paris Grande Ecole’s master programs (general education in taxation) as well as French or international seminars focusing on private clients taxation.