Member Profiles

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS Kaido Loor has advised clients in almost all types of tax issues, including income tax issues of corporates and investment funds, tax aspects of restructuring and refinancing, tax planning and (re)structuring of local and multinational groups, cross-border mergers, taxes related to profit repatriation, option plans, workforce rentals, withholding taxes, double-taxation, non-residents, transfer pricing, permanent and fixed establishments, constitutionality of local taxes, management fees, thin capitalisation issues, social taxes, personal taxes, fringe benefits, payroll taxes, VAT-ability of domestic and cross-border services and transactions with movables, immovables and special types of assets, recovery of VAT, assignment of VAT refund claims in real estate transfers, VAT in business transfers. Kaido has represented clients in in-court and out-of-court disputes with the Tax Office. Kaido was the partner that managed Sorainen Estonia tax work from 1996 to 2014 and lead a team of Sorainen tax lawyers from 2004. Kaido has written numbers of locally and internationally published articles on tax issues (including to IFA Cahiers on Practical Protection of Taxpayers' Fundamental Rights in 2015) and taken part of tax committee of the Estonian Bar Association. Kaido is a board member of IFA branch in Estonia. Clients that have consented to their disclosure include Alstom, Södra, Toyota, Statoil, 3 Step, MarkIT, SEB, Northern Horizon, Catella, DHL, YIT, Trigon, AON, Hepsor, Energomontaj. Kaido Loor has extensive experience in real estate and construction work, advising major institutional and private investors on sales and acquisitions of undeveloped land and all types of commercial real estate, both in asset and share deals, in due diligence, leases, sale-leasebacks, portfolio transactions, property related disputes, financing, shareholder’s agreements, property and facility management, third party rights to land, planning, design, construction matters and day-to-day issues of property investors and owners. Kaido’s clients in real estate work in recent years have included Hepsor, SEB, Baltic Property Trust (now Northern Horizon Capital), Citycon, Trigon, ABB, Aberdeen, Baltic Investment Holdings (now Broadgate Capital), Bristol and Stone, Catella, Citycon, DHL, ECE Capital, Eastern Europe Real Estate Investment Fund, various embassies, Emerging Europe Property Opportunities Fund, Estectus, FIM Forestry, G4S, Helios, Hesburger, Itella, Kemivesi, NCC, Nord Stream, Olympic Casino, Tolaram, Regions Timberland, Regus, Statoil, Zenith Capital, Vaasan, Vicus, YIT, etc. Kaido’s experience in tax law ensures that tax aspects are not only taken into account but that business substance of transactions can be utilised to reach optimal tax outcomes. RECOGNITION (INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORIES) Kaido Loor is and has been recommended practitioner in many publications, including in the Legal 500 (‘wide experience of real estate and construction matters’; ‘sees the broader picture [in tax matters]’), Chambers Europe (’warm praise for his personable manner and in-depth knowledge of real estate matters’; ‘he always brings a fresh angle to the table and offers a variety of solutions’), Best Lawyers, Tax Directors Handbook, European Legal Experts.

I have had the pleasure of working with the most interesting multinational operations with people from all around the world.  I have been involved in global M&As and advised on competition matters involving broad variety of businesses. I have acted as counsel for companies in matters concerning among others contracts, international trade and expansions. I have broad experience in dispute resolution and I am a registered arbitrator in International Court of Arbitration.  Working as an in-house lawyer for a multinational company has given me a close insight on global business management. I have developed broad skills in project leadership, budget planning, monitoring and managing financial recourses through my Board Member positions.  Working in the international environment has currently been the highlight of my responsibilities. Through my diverse responsibilities and tasks, I have been able to build a unique worldwide network of professional, who I can today proudly call my friends. I am member of the Finnish Bar Association as well as the Malaga Bar Association.  Duties of trust Contract law and consumer protection expert group member since 2019 Board member of Helsinki Uusyrityskeskus ry since 2019 Board member and secretary of the Helsingin Yrittäjät – Etelä-Helsinki ry since 2020 Board MemberBoard Member ofCámara de comercio Hispano-Finlandesa Cámara de comercio Hispano-Finlandesa, May 2022 - Present Member of Board Of DirectorsMember of Board Of Directors of South Helsinki Entepreneurs AssociationSouth Helsinki Entepreneurs Association, Oct 2020 - Nov 2022 Training Master of Laws, Lawyer, University of Turku 2004 Exchange student, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico 2003 - 2004 Exchange student, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain 2001 - 2002 Bar Association of Malaga Bar Association of Malaga - Specialization in arbitration, Jun 2020 - Dec 2020 Language skills Swedish English Spanish Work experience Justitum Oy 2011 - Law firm Maria Flygare, partner 2010 - 2012 Freelance lawyer, 2009 Baker & McKenzie, lawyer, 2004 - 2008 ArbitratorArbitrator, ICC ArbitrationICC Arbitration, Jan 2022 - Present

Yann is a banking and finance partner at Stephenson Harwood Paris with a focus on acquisition, leverage, real estate and structured finance. Yann has developed extensive experience in advising investment funds' and banks on the structuring of subscription line facilities, NAV (Net Asset Value) and equity bridge financing. His previous experiences working as an in-house lawyer in a major French bank and in a magic circle law firm has given Yann a particular insight on the issues his banking and institutional clients are facing and also extensive experience in a wide range of national and cross-border secured financing transactions. Yann is recognised for his negotiation skills, combining commercial and pragmatic approach, as well as his technical skills and his commitment to his clients. He advises on general banking transactions, including corporate lending, leasing, cash management and factoring transactions, and has also developed a strong expertise in alternative financing such as private placement (EURO PP, unitranche and mezzanine). Yann has experience of both the negotiation of these transactions and their restructuring. He also advises on their transfer and related French regulatory issues (such as the French banking monopoly rules). His clients include international banks and financial institutions, private debt lenders, corporates, sponsors, private equity and investment funds. Yann speaks French, English and German and is a member of the Paris bar since 1997.

Anne-Sophie Nardon is a Paris based lawyer and managing partner of Borghese Associés, which she co-founded in 2009. She has a broad experience in Business and Criminal law. She specializes in litigation concerning art related disputes and represents collectors and art dealers in high profile criminal cases of theft and illicit trafficking. Her work also includes representing and advising heirs, dealers, galleries and collectors in national or international cultural and heritage property matters. She has participated in a comparative study commissioned in 2011 by the European Union on the prevention of illegal trafficking of works of art within the European community and on the international market. In 2014, she founded the ACE art law commission and is part of the teaching team of the Masters in Art Market and Heritage Law at Paris II University. She regularly speaks at symposiums and training events. She is a member of the Art & Droit association and several international associations such as the IBA, the FDA in Switzerland, the ABA in the United States and PAIAM in the UK. As an expert in patronage at CNB [National Council of the Bars] since 2016, she has been coordinating the implementation of the National Protocol for the Development of Cultural Patronage signed on 19 November 2015 between the CNB and the Ministry of Culture and Communication. Anne-Sophie Nardon is also a mediator, trained at the Center of Mediation and Arbitration in Paris, and the School of Mediation of the Paris Bar. She holds a Masters in private law from Paris II Assas University and a Masters in Anglo-American Civilization from Paris X Nanterre University and began her career at Henri Leclerc & Associés.

Managing Partner since 2000, Vincent Domon dedicated most of his activity to international activities. With his team and partners, he is involved into the welcoming of foreign entities as well as helping foreign entrepreneurs to go abroad. He is also very committed into IECnet, one of the top 30 networks in the world which he is chairing for the second time since October 2020 Vincent believes that understanding foreign cultures is just as important as complying with tax obligations. Last but not least, he does like travelling. The Firm Our quality approach In order to continuously improve our processes and to best meet the expectations of our customers and employees, we are ISO 9001 certified across the Lyon, Paris, Avignon, Nîmes and Cavaillon sites. Our accreditations Endrix is accredited in France by COFRAC (3-1800) as an independent third party (ITP) certified to audit CSR reports and extra-financial performance declarations. As an ITP, we also recently received notification of our “operational admissibility” to carry out audit assignments for purpose-driven companies. This makes Endrix one of the first 6 organisations that submitted an application for accreditation and whose admissibility has been accepted.