Tax: Ginestié Paley-Vincent calls on Isabelle Chauvet

Article published on November 15, 2023 in Law & Business option and reproduced with the kind permission of Sahra Saoudi, editor-in-chief

It is a trio of partners who will now be in charge of the tax practice by Ginestié Paley-Vincent. Carine duchemin, positioned in corporate tax, and Madeleine Fabre, specializing in international taxation and property law with private clients, welcome into their ranks Isabelle Chauvet. The 62-year-old tax lawyer, who targets a clientele of SMEs, individuals, large family companies and listed companies, has been practicing for 12 years within her own structure after having developed her activity in French and Anglo-Saxon firms. Saxons. 

« I thought I would end my career at the head of my structure, but Ginestié Paley-Vincent came to get me and had an orphan team. The firm had a desire to transmit and loyalty to the project led by Vincent Renoux. I liked it. We have values ​​in common », confides Isabelle Chauvet. 

His arrival is in fact part of a particular context, that of the sudden death of Vincent Renoux at the end of August, a few months after joining the workforce at Place des Matériaux, in the 16th arrondissement in Paris (ODA of April 5, 2023). The cabinet now wants “ project yourself into the future " All " by feeling the heir of a state of mind and a dynamic " Explain François Devedjian, partner and President of the firm. “ Vincent Renoux and his collaborator Aurelia Damas had succeeded in creating a new dynamic within the firm's tax practice. This will not be a replacement, but a continuation of the story ". Moreover, the recruitment of a second collaborator, Camille Carlier, was maintained.

Historically positioned in M&A, private equity and real estate, Isabelle Chauvet will also operate in the preferred sectors of Ginestié Paley-Vincent, namely health, sport, luxury, but also agri-food since the arrival of new partner Philippe Jouvet in September.

« There are synergies to be implemented within the firm, particularly on an international level, believes François Devedjian. Moreover, we have a conference project relating to the tax reform underway in Brazil, in conjunction with our partner Rodrigo Loureiro who manages the firm's Brazil Desk opened in the spring» (ODA of May 17, 2023).

The specialist in tax law, both in advice and litigation, also intends to deal with current market trends who are not neither pro-tax nor pro-taxpayer " according to her. “ In the complicated context of the standardization of taxation, particularly at the international level, we are resorting less and less to rate differentials and hybrid systems., points out Isabelle Chauvet. Our practice must therefore manage to maintain creativity and interest, while remaining within constraints that have become increasingly tight. ».