Dr. Benjamin S. Cortez
Certified Tax Advisor | MBA (International Taxation) LL.M. (corp. restruc.) | Partner
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Emphases
- International tax law
- Transaction advice / M&A Tax
- Due Diligence
- Entrepreneur / corporate taxation
- Inheritance / gift
- Corporate succession
Expertise
- Technology company
- IT
- Logistics
- Trade
- Real estate
- Services
- Private asset management
- Engineers / architects
Career
After his studies of Economic Sciences (Wirtschaftswissenschaften) at the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim and Université Jean Moulin, Lyon (France) graduating as Diplom Ökonom (equivalent to a Masters in Economics, Dipl.oec.) Benjamin worked as a Research Assistant and Doctoral Candidate at the Chair for Audit and Taxation at the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim. He graduated with a Doctorate in Economics (Dr. oec.) in 2013 with a Doctoral Thesis in the field of International Tax Law.
From 2008 thru 2014 Benjamin worked in the Tax Department of Ernst & Young GmbH (Transaction Tax / International Tax Services).
Benjamin is specialised in the Consultancy of medium-sized Companies, International Tax Law, German Foreign Tax Act (Außensteuergesetz, AStG), M&A and Company Restructuring, Due Diligence and Turn Around Consultancy.
In Addition to numerous publications in the field of Taxation and Accounting, Benjamin is co-author in the Commentary on the German Foreign Tax Act (Außensteuergesetz, AStG) Wöhrle/Schelle/Gross.
Benjamin is fluent in English.