Team

Work experience

• 1991-1995     Price Waterhouse tax and legal, Paris
• 1996-2000     Arthur Andersen International, Lyon
• Since 2000    Founding partner of E. COTESSAT law firm

Diplomas

• 1990 Master in tax law – University of Burgundy
• Magister in business law, tax and accounting – University of Burgundy
• Admitted in 1996 to the Bar of Paris and then to the Bar of Lyon

Teaching

• 1994 Lecturer in VAT in Master of management – University Paris Dauphine
• 1995 Lecturer in tax at Institut d’Administration des Entreprises – University Paris Pantheon Sorbonne
• Since 2001 Partner of the VAT Forum CV (based in Brussels) – VAT workshops
• Speaks about VAT matters in various conferences
• Founding member of the International VAT Expert Academy (based in Germany)

Professional bodies

• APTE – French VAT practitioner’s association
• International VAT Association (IVA) – Vice-President
• IACF – French Institute of tax lawyers – Member of the VAT Committee

Institutional activity

• Representative of the IVA to EU VAT FORUM of the EU Commission, rapporteur of the sub-groups Cross-Border Ruling and Double Taxation, former member of the sub-group e-commerce and fight against fraud
• Deputy representative of the IVA to VAT EXPERT GROUP to the EU Commission