When legal disputes arise, they can introduce significant uncertainty. Our focus is on providing clear, strategic guidance to navigate these complexities effectively, aiming to minimize disruption and protect your interests. This is particularly true in Tax Litigation, where our deep understanding of tax law, built in collaboration with our dedicated tax advisory colleagues, allows us to offer robust and informed representation.
Our approach to dispute resolution encompasses:
- Early Case Assessment & Strategic Counsel:
- Thoroughly analyzing the factual and legal basis of any potential or actual dispute, with a specialized focus on tax-related controversies.
- Evaluating the risks, potential outcomes, and associated costs, leveraging insights from our tax team to inform litigation strategy.
- Collaboratively developing a tailored approach, considering both legal merits and your commercial and fiscal objectives.
- Tax Litigation & Controversy:
- Representing clients in disputes with tax authorities at all administrative and judicial levels.
- Challenging tax assessments, denials of refunds, and penalties related to direct and indirect taxation (e.g., corporate income tax, VAT, customs duties, local taxes).
- Managing tax audits and investigations, providing strategic advice from the initial inquiry through to any subsequent litigation.
- Advising on pre-litigation strategies and settlement negotiations with tax authorities, always aiming for the most efficient and favorable resolution.
- Commercial & Contractual Disputes:
- Representing clients in a wide range of commercial disagreements, including breach of contract claims, enforcement of warranty claims, and disputes arising from financial services or supply agreements.
- Advising on post-acquisition disputes and issues related to international payment guarantees.
- Corporate & Shareholder Litigation:
- Managing disputes at the shareholder level, including disagreements between joint venture partners.
- Advising on matters of director and officer liability and representing clients in related proceedings.
- Assisting with disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions.
- Specialized Area Disputes:
- Employment: Handling individual and collective labor law disputes before relevant courts and tribunals (as detailed in our Employment & HR section).
- Real Estate & Construction: Representing clients in disputes concerning property ownership, commercial leases, construction contracts, and related financing.
- Competition & Intellectual Property/IT: Defending and enforcing claims related to competition law infringements, trademark and patent disputes, copyright issues, and licensing disagreements.
- Insolvency: Advising both creditors and debtors in insolvency-related litigation and pre-insolvency advisory.
- Litigation & Court Representation:
- Providing robust representation in ordinary court proceedings across civil, commercial, employment, tax, and administrative jurisdictions.
- Managing all phases of litigation, from initial pleadings and discovery to trial and appeals.
- Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR):
- Advising on and representing clients in national and international arbitration proceedings.
- Assisting with the drafting of arbitration clauses and enforcement of arbitral awards.
- Exploring mediation and other ADR mechanisms to achieve constructive resolutions.
We are committed to finding practical and effective solutions, leveraging the combined expertise of our litigation and specialist advisory teams. Our aim is to advocate steadfastly on your behalf, maintaining clear communication throughout any dispute resolution process.