Fox, Thomas

Thomas Fox

Retired Partner

Dr. Thomas Fox retired from the partnership in December 2023. Thomas advised multinational and German corporations and private equity funds on the tax aspects of corporate transactions and restructurings as well as on tax audits and tax controversy matters.

Thomas helped clients develop reliable and practical solutions to complicated tax issues that arise in the course of corporate transactions and reorganizations. He drew on more than 25 years of experience with transactional work and advising clients on compliance matters and tax audits.

Thomas regularly spoke and wrote on German, European, and international tax law topics as well as reorganizations. He was a primary author of one of the leading reorganization handbooks “Formularbuch Umwandlungen”. An Italian native, he is a member of the International Fiscal Association and the German-Italian Lawyers’ Association. 

Leading legal industry publications, including JUVE, Handelsblatt, and Chambers rank Thomas among the best lawyers for corporate tax, and transactions tax.

Education

  • Business Lawyer, University of Bayreuth, 1999
  • Tax Advisor, Ministry of Finance, 1996
  • Dr. iur., Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, 1995
  • Second German State Exam, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, 1994
  • First Legal State Exam, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, 1991