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Biography

Gerd is a partner at Tiberghien. His tax practice covers professional and private estate taxation of the Belgian entrepreneur and HNWI, international corporate and private tax planning, death duties and estate planning and tax inspired migration from and into Belgium. He focuses amongst others on benefits & compensations, in particular with respect to 'tailor made' profit sharing schemes and stock option plans, both for Belgian and foreign corporations doing business in Belgium. He also developed a special interest in tax issues relevant to Anglo-Saxon trusts, foundations and settlements and voluntary disclosure proceedings, anti-money laundering legislation and regulations especially in a world where banking secrecy is shrinking. Gerd is a regular speaker on (inter)national seminars and author of various articles on tax issues in leading journals such as “Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht”, “Fiscale Actualiteit”, 'Trusts & Trustees' and 'Vermogensplanning in de Praktijk'. He is a member of the IBA anti-money Laundering Action Group. Gerd is president of the Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers (BATL) and International Fellow at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and member to TIAETL. He is former President & Vice President of the Tax Commission of AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats), where he is now a honorary member.