Overview
Dr. Dirk Pohl focuses his practice on international tax law, tax litigation before tax courts and the German Supreme Tax Court (Bundesfinanzhof), integrated legal, tax and organization counseling of business enterprises. Dirk heads the German Tax Practice.
Dirk has frequently and successfully represented multinationals and other taxpayers before the European Court of Justice, the German Supreme Constitutional Court and the German Supreme Tax Court, including cases brought before the 5th and 11th Chambers, which are in charge of German value-added tax (VAT) cases.
Dirk frequently lectures on international tax law and has written numerous articles and several books on tax issues. He is also a guest lecturer at the Bundesfinanzakademie (the federal university of the German tax administration).
Results
- Represented clients in the information technology (IT), pharmaceuticals and automotive sectors in connection with business restructuring/transfer pricing matters
- Represented clients in global reorganization of construction equipment manufacturer
- Represented various US multinationals in tax structuring of inbound investment via Luxembourg and Switzerland
- Represented Bertelsmann/CLT UFA S.A. media group in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg (C-253/03)
- Represented Shell Oil in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg (C-293/06)
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™ 2023 Germany: ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in Tax Law;
Leading Lawyer for Tax Law and Litigation - Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™ 2009 – 2022 Germany: Leading Lawyer for Tax Law
- JUVE Handbook Tax 2021: Leading Name for Tax Litigation, often recommended for Corporate Taxation; “He has encyclopedic knowledge,” interviewee; “A leading light in proceedings before the Tax courts,” competitor
- Chambers Europe 2021, Germany: Tax
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2021, ‘Leading Individual’ in Tax-Germany
- Chambers Global
- Institute of Tax Advisors, Cologne, received the 1997 Gerhard-Thoma Award for his PhD thesis
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2019, Tax-Germany
- World Tax, International Tax Review 2018
- Tax Controversy Leaders, International Tax Review 2017
- Tax Directors Handbook
- Who’s Who Legal 2018 Germany – Corporate Tax
Community
- German Tax Law Society, appointed as a member of the Scientific Council
- Munich Bar for Attorneys at Law (Rechtsanwälte)
- Munich Bar for Tax Advisors (Steuerberater)
Credentials
Education
Certified Tax Advisor, 1999
University of Bonn, Dr. jur. (PhD), Second State Exam, 1997
University of Bonn, Research Associate of Prof. Dr. Josef Isensee, 1994
University of Bonn, First State Exam, 1993
University for Tax Law in Nordkirchen, Master of Fiscal Affairs, 1987
Admissions
Germany
Languages
English
German
