Lawyers & finance professionals
Peer-level counsel for complex
personal tax matters
Senior lawyers, bankers, private equity professionals, and finance executives need an adviser who speaks their language, understands their remuneration structures, and can engage peer-to-peer with their other advisers. Hervé Israel is that adviser.
Areas of advice
01
Management packages
Tax structuring of M&A and private equity management packages, including ratchets, sweet equity, and co-investment arrangements.
02
Equity and deferred compensation
Stock options, RSUs, free shares, and deferred bonus arrangements — including cross-border mobility complications.
03
Partnership and profit participation
Tax treatment of partner distributions, profit-sharing, and LLP arrangements for law firm and fund partners.
04
Cross-border earnings
International assignment, secondment, and multi-country work patterns — treaty analysis, residency, and shadow payroll.
05
Wealth structuring post-exit
Protecting and structuring wealth accumulated through high-income professional careers — investment vehicles, trusts, and holding structures.
06
Derivatives and finance instruments
Tax treatment of complex instruments including derivatives, Islamic finance structures, and asset-backed securities.
Why choose
Hervé Israel
True peer credibility
Paris Bar admitted, former law firm partner — Hervé engages as an equal with legal and finance clients.
Academic depth
Former Associate Professor in Tax Law — intellectual rigour alongside transactional experience.
M&A and PE track record
Direct experience on management remuneration in complex transactions — he knows how these structures work.
Discretion guaranteed
Personal matters handled personally by Hervé — never delegated or commoditised.
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