Wouter Paardekooper has been with Baker & McKenzie since 1990. He is now part of the Firm’s International Tax team in Amsterdam. Mr. Paardekooper is recognized as a leading tax lawyer in the Legal 500 Guide, International Tax Review and Chambers Global. He has given numerous internal and external presentations on a wide range of topics relating to international tax law.

Practice Focus

Wouter Paardekooper’s main areas of practice include tax and legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions, international post-merger and post-acquisition consolidations and supply chain change management. He acts as trusted counsel to numerous listed and privately held Canadian, UK and US companies.

Representative Legal Matters

• Acted as tax coordinator in Europe in connection with the consolidation of the European operations of three US publicly-listed companies. 
• Coordinated the European post-acquisition integration of various groups of companies that were acquired by a Canadian-listed company.
• Supervised and coordinated a large supply chain model conversion project. 
• Assisted a UK-based client with the sale of a joint venture interest with a value in excess of GBP 1 billion.
• Advised a Canadian-based client on a merger of one of its business divisions with a US-based company. 
• Supervised the pre-transaction ROW restructuring of a Canadian-US listed company in connection with the spin-off of one of its business divisions, and supervised the post-merger integration of a North American and a UK group of companies the following year.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Organization of Dutch Tax Advisors - Board Member
• International Fiscal Association - Member

Admission

Amsterdam~Netherlands (1992)

Education

Tilburg University  (LL.M. Taxation) (1990)