Private Clients Taxation

Our department works with a wide range of French and international clients, including family offices, families and individuals, in particular private shareholders and executives, on all their strategic tax issues.

Our department has recognized expertise and skills in a wide range of areas: structuring and transfer of private and business assets, real estate investments, French and cross-border estate planning, international mobility, tax audit and litigation, regularization of assets held abroad and philanthropy.

Wealth Management and Family Transactions

We assist our clients with global tax and inheritance planning, both in France and internationally. We assist all private clients and families with their outsourcing operations, transfers or the tax aspects of resolving shareholder or intra-family disputes.
International Tax

We offer tax and legal assistance in managing tax residence, relocations, expatriations and impatriations. We assist our clients with their international investments and complex international transfers (trusts, cross-border successions, fund management companies, carried interest, etc.). We provide tax structuring for investments in France and abroad.
Investment Tax Management

Our team is renowned for structuring property investments for residents and non-residents in France and abroad. We help our clients diversify their assets (private equity, start-ups, crypto-currencies, employee savings schemes/share schemes, etc.).
Executive and managerial support

We assist executives and managers in optimising their remuneration, in the dynamic management of their professional careers (employee savings schemes, tax management of departure packages, etc.) and in their investments (particularly in the case of growth operations or disposals in France or abroad).
Tax audit, litigation and pre-litigation support (individual and corporate)

We assist our clients with tax audits, house searches and criminal tax law. We also assist you in tax disputes before all the courts and administrative tribunals and in pre-litigation with the various tax authorities (hierarchical appeals, spontaneous regularisation, etc.).
Philanthropy services

Our team regularly works alongside not-for-profit organisations to set up and manage the tax aspects of endowment funds, foundations and associations. We can help you define and implement your philanthropic and sponsorship projects.
Tax return assistance

We can help you to draw up and monitor your tax reporting obligations (income and wealth tax returns for residents and non-residents; general regularisation of assets, income or assets held abroad; reporting obligations for trusts; 3% tax, tax regime for impatriates, complex foreign income, exit tax, ….).

What they say

Legal 500 2026 – Jacques Messeca is ranked in Tax and recognized as Leading Partner en Sports
“We particularly appreciate Jacques Messeca for his responsiveness and the clarity of our exchanges, which are always very informative. He stands out for his agility in tax matters, consistently finding innovative solutions to optimise complex situations.”
“Efficient, professional, client-focused, and creative.”
“The tax department, headed by Jacques Messeca, is all the more effective because it works hand in hand with other departments of the firm, including the litigation department.”
“Excellent team that has a perfect grasp of its files, including aspects outside its practice.”
“The team is very available and responsive. They are true business partners, thinking both legally and practically, which is highly valued. Communication is smooth, and the exchanges are of high quality.”
“Strong technical expertise. Good balance of explaining risk and finding ways forward.”
“Based on my experience with Jacques Messeca, his team has a strong focus on taxation of high-net-worth individuals and sportsmen.”
“Jacques Messeca has a broad knowledge of the sports sector and great experience in the field of international taxation.”
“We have collaborated with Jacques Messeca for many years and can attest to the quality of his expertise and advice.”

Leaders League 2025 – Franklin has been recognized in the Wealth Management Guide:
- Wealth tax – Excellent
- Wealth tax: pre-litigatio and litigation – Highly recommended
- Private international law – Mapping