Bernd Keller Partner

Qualification

Lawyer, Tax Advisor, “Diplom-Finanzwirt” (FH)

Areas of expertise

• Corporate / M&A

Special sector knowledge

• Automotive industry
• Consumer
• Media
• Transport & logistics

Languages

• German
• English

Brief biography

• 2020 Forvis Mazars (formerly Mazars)
• 2015 – 2020 Partner/ Senior Manager at WTS tax consulting firm, Cologne
• 2014 – 2015 Senior Manager at KPMG tax consulting firm, Cologne
• 2007 – 2014 (Principal) associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Frankfurt a.M. Assistant / Senior Assistant and Consultant at Arthur Andersen GmbH
• Licensed as a tax advisor, lawyer and “Diplom-Finanzwirt”

Profile

Bernd Keller is a lawyer, tax advisor, “Dipl.-FinW. (FH)“ and a Partner at Forvis Mazars (formerly Mazars). He works in the field of corporate and group tax law. He advises national and international cases of restructuring, reorganization, restoration and M&A- transactions. Furthermore, he gained long-lasting experience in tax litigation, especially in mentoring complex audits and conducting litigious tax proceedings, including court proceedings. In particular, his clients include national and international companies (groups of companies as well as family businesses) in automotive industries, specialty chemicals, plastics processing, logistics and media- and web companies.

Participation in professional bodies of the profession and other functions

Member at the work group „International/ Verrechnungspreise“ of the IHK Köln