Withers set to launch tax office in Dubai

The firm has hired tax specialist Stijn Janssen from Ernst & Young to lead the practice in the DIFC following regulatory approval.

Withers is set to open a tax office in Dubai's Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) with the hire of tax specialist Stijn Janssen, following regulatory approval.  Janssen will head the team and joins the firm from EY's Dubai office, where he led the MENA Private Client Services team and co-headed the Dubai international tax group since 2013. Janssen also opened the Dubai office of Loyens & Loeff in 2008 during a 15 year period working with the firm.

Janssenis a corporate tax advisor, qualified to practice in the Netherlands, and experienced on cross-border tax matters, including advising high net worth families and family offices on international tax and succession planning projects involving onshore and offshore trusts, foundations and holding entities in a variety of jurisdictions. He also advises corporates, investment funds and Sovereign Wealth Funds on outbound investments, pre-IPO group restructurings and cross border M&A.