Klaus D. Hahne

Klaus D. Hahne has been a partner in the Asset Management & Financial Services division of WTS since 2019. Previously, he was National Tax Partner at the international law firm Dechert LLP, where he handled all German tax related issues. Prior to that, he was Counsel in the tax department of the law firm Allen & Overy LLP in Frankfurt. Further stations of his career were various international accounting and advisory firms as well as HSH Nordbank AG (now: Hamburg Commercial Bank), where he was deputy head of the group tax department for three years.

Within the scope of his activities at WTS, Klaus D. Hahne comprehensively advises domestic and foreign clients within the field of national and international tax law. His practice focuses on advising sponsors on the establishment of investment funds and on the structuring of target investments as well as institutional investors in investment funds on the structuring of their investments. In addition, he advises banks and financial service providers on ongoing and transaction-related tax issues as well as on the tax structuring of financial service products. VAT advice with the specific focus on financial services completes his activity profile.

Through regular lecturing activities and numerous publications on various tax law topics, Mr. Hahne regularly participates in the scholarly and practical discussion of tax law issues, particularly in connection with his main areas of consulting.