Herman Huidink is a member of the Baker & McKenzie’s Europe and Global Tax Transactions Group. He has extensive experience working on Dutch corporate tax and international tax law matters. In addition to his practice, Mr. Huidink regularly writes articles on corporate tax law and financial instruments, as well as legal mergers and profit split. He also frequently lectures at seminars and courses on Dutch corporate tax law. Mr. Huidink is a member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors (Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs) and the Dutch Tax Studies Association (Vereniging voor belastingwetenschap).

Practice Focus

Mr. Huidink’s practice has a particular emphasis on investment structures, mergers and acquisitions, real estate taxation and acquisition financing. His clients primarily consist of multinationals and investment funds.

Representative Legal Matters

• Rendering advice to clients regarding the VAT and customs aspects of new EMEA wide sales structures (tax planning).
• Developing and implementation of a pan-European sales structure for a Dutch multinational in the automotive industry.
• Involved in the development and implementation of a high number of investment structures in the area of real estate and private equity on behalf of European, Middle East and US investment funds.
• Assisted in setting up a tax structure for the buy-out of a 50% shareholder of a Dutch multinational by a French listed company.
• Involved in various cross-border reorganizations and financing between the Netherlands and France.
• Involved in the acquisition and financing of various Dutch companies

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Dutch Tax Studies Association (Vereniging voor Belastingwetenschap) - Member
• Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB) - Member

Admission

Amsterdam Tax Law~Netherlands (1999)
Netherlands Supreme Court

Education

Tilburg University  (LL.M.) (1999)