People Moves
Law Firm Adds To London Private Client Team With France Expert
An international law firm has added a luminary of the French legal industry to its ranks in London.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed
Jean-Marc Tirard, whom it describes as “one of the best known
private client lawyers in France”, as a partner in its
international private client practice group, based in London.
The move comes a week after the firm appointed new private client
partner David Adler, also working in the London office.
Tirard has advised French and non-French companies and private
clients on French and international corporate and individual tax
issues, negotiating with tax authorities and handling tax
litigation for over three decades.
London has seen an influx of high net worth French individuals -
and a broader mass of French citizens - in recent years, in some
case said to be as a result of high taxes in France.
Originally specialising in French and international corporate tax
through his unique knowledge of trusts in France, in the last 18
years Tirard's practice has developed into an international
private client practice.
He began his career with the French tax administration before
entering into private practice. He was in charge of the
Paris tax department of Ernst & Whinney (Ernst & Young) for 10
years. In 1989, Tirard joined Clifford Chance, where he was
the head of the Paris office tax practice before he co-founded
Tirard Naudin (with Maryse Naudin) in 1997.
Meanwhile, Adler’s practice focuses on US tax planning, wealth
transfer, and trust and estate matters, advising on the US
federal tax and compliance issues that arise for individuals and
fiduciaries with a connection to multiple jurisdictions.
The firm’s London private client team was founded in 2009.