
Fons Ravelli
Biography
Fons Ravelli is a counsel in the Tax Practice Group of Baker McKenzie's Amsterdam office. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors (Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs) and regularly authors articles in tax journals.
Practice Focus
Fons focuses his practice on international tax advice, corporate tax, cross-border (re)structuring, transfer pricing disputes and EU tax law. He has assisted companies in a variety of industries, including consumer goods, technology, pharmaceutical, leisure, industrial and energy.
Representative Legal Matters
- Litigated a transfer pricing dispute regarding the conversion of a full-fledged manufacturer into a toll manufacturer.
- (co-)Litigated a multi-billion Euro transfer pricing dispute (including penalties) of a consumer goods client involving the termination of an IP license.
- Litigation and settlement of a transfer pricing dispute of a client in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Ongoing litigation of a major (strictly confidential) transfer pricing dispute including penalties.
- Advised on numerous international acquisition/joint venture structures.
- Advised on the tax aspects aspects of numerous cross border restructurings.
Professional Associations and Memberships
Dutch association of tax advisers (NOB).
Member of the EU tax law specialists committee.
Admissions
- Amsterdam Civil Law (NOB)~Netherlands
Education
- Utrecht University (LLM)
- Rotterdam University (Postmaster in International and European Tax Law)
Languages
- Dutch
- English
Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V. is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.