Margriet Lukkien is tax partner with Loyens & Loeff in Amsterdam, member of the Region Team US. She advises multinationals (especially North-American-based), financial institutions and sovereign wealth funds on Dutch corporate tax and dividend tax aspects and accompanying international tax aspects. Her expertise includes international structuring/restructuring taking into account the OECD and EU developments on BEPS. For 2017-2020 she has been listed as one of the Women in Tax Leaders as published in “The comprehensive guide to the world’s leading female tax advisers” of the International Tax Review. She been ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA 2019 and 2020, most recently as Leading Individual.

She is a board member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB) since June 2021. In addition, she is a member of the International Tax Affairs Section of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB). She is an active member of the International Bar Association (IBA), since she won the 2010 IBA Taxation Scholarship. She was an officer of the IBA Taxes Committee from 2013 -2018 and she was the co-chair of the IBA Taxes Committee for 2019 and 2020.

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Board member of the Dutch association of Tax Advisers (NOB)
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Member of the International Tax Affairs Section of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB)
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Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
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Qualifications

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Graduate Tax Program (LL.M.), New York University, 2004
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Tax law (cum laude), University of Amsterdam, 2003

What others say

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Margriet Lukkien named "Practice head" in Tax
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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Margriet Lukkien named "Leading individual" in Tax
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"One aspect that truly differentiates Margriet Lukkien and her team is the ability to tailor solutions to our specific needs. They don"t just provide solutions for today, they consider the long-term impact of tax decisions on our financial health and growth of our company."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"Margriet Lukkien is among the crème de la crème of Dutch tax lawyers, really on top of it. When addressing a complex question, she has the right instincts from the start and is fast in delivering the final product."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"Margriet Lukkien is a very dedicated and valuable tax adviser and sparring partner. Her tax technical knowledge is excellent."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
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"She is able to think along with the business and is able to approach very complex tax matters in a pragmatic manner. She is a great person to work with."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
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"Margriet Lukkien is good for international tax work."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
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"We appreciate her strong technical ability, commercial thinking and the fact that she is very approachable."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
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"She is very skilled."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
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Margriet Lukkien is recognised as Women in Tax Leader
ITR - World Tax (2024)
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Margriet Lukkien is recognised as Highly Regarded
ITR - World Tax (2024)
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Margriet Lukkien named "Practice head" in Tax
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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Margriet Lukkien named "Leading individual" in Tax
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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‘Margriet Lukkien is very knowledgeable, always responsive and nice to work with.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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‘Margriet Lukkien is a fantastic tax lawyer, who is very well recognised in the international tax law community and well connected in her home jurisdiction. In her advice, she is very clear and provides input right to the point of the matter.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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Margriet Lukkien named "Up and Coming" in Tax
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2023)
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"She is very good."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2023)
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Margriet Lukkien named "Women in Tax Leader"
ITR - World Tax (2023)
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Margriet Lukkien named "Highly Regarded"
ITR - World Tax (2023)
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"She has a very strong commercial awareness."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2022)
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"Margriet Lukkien is very result and customer orientated."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2022)
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‘Margriet Lukkien is very responsive, thoughtful and client friendly. A joy to introduce to clients and work projects with.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2022)
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Margriet Lukkien named "Next generation partners" in Tax
Legal 500 - EMEA (2022)
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"Margriet Lukkien is an exceptional tax lawyer at Loyens. When we work together, it feels like we are partners at the same firm. She is super-responsive and creative, with advice that is crisp and clear."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2021)
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"She is fantastic: organised, responsive and technically very smart. She manages her teams well, both tax and corporate. Margriet Lukkien stands out as an expert for international tax law; she explains complex legal regimes by coming right to the point and she has a great feeling for communicating her ideas and suggestions so you know what counts."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2021)
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Since 2017 Margriet has been listed as one of the Women in Tax Leaders as published in “The comprehensive guide to the world’s leading female tax advisers” of the International Tax Review.
ITR - Women in Tax Leaders (2021)
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‘Margriet Lukkien is absolutely outstanding, both from a technical perspective but also in her international profile. She is a real role model to others. ’‘I work most closely with Margriet Lukkien on a number of restructurings, involving both US and non-US multinationals. Margriet brings in and supervises her team.'
Legal 500 - EMEA (2021)
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"Margriet Lukkien is notable for her international tax advice."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2019)
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Margriet Lukkien

Partner - Tax Adviser

margriet.lukkien@loyensloeff.com

Amsterdam

Dutch, English

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<p>Margriet Lukkien is a partner in Loyens & Loeff’s International Tax Services practice group.</p>

Margriet Lukkien is tax partner with Loyens & Loeff in Amsterdam, member of the Region Team US. She advises multinationals (especially North-American-based), financial institutions and sovereign wealth funds on Dutch corporate tax and dividend tax aspects and accompanying international tax aspects. Her expertise includes international structuring/restructuring taking into account the OECD and EU developments on BEPS. For 2017-2020 she has been listed as one of the Women in Tax Leaders as published in “The comprehensive guide to the world’s leading female tax advisers” of the International Tax Review. She been ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA 2019 and 2020, most recently as Leading Individual.

She is a board member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB) since June 2021. In addition, she is a member of the International Tax Affairs Section of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB). She is an active member of the International Bar Association (IBA), since she won the 2010 IBA Taxation Scholarship. She was an officer of the IBA Taxes Committee from 2013 -2018 and she was the co-chair of the IBA Taxes Committee for 2019 and 2020.