Dr. Götz Weitbrecht

Professional Education

• Specialization in Tax Law
• Ph.D. at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
• Law Studies & Bar Examination at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg and at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Previous professional positions

• Head of Tax for Germany and Continental Europe at Deutsche Bank AG
• Global Head of Tax at HypoVereinsbank
• Attorney at law firm Bappert, Witz & Selbherr

Key Areas of Expertise

• National and International tax law
• Corporate tax law
• Taxation of the Financial Industry

Key industries/Sectors

• Taxation of Banks, Trade Corporations and Industrial Corporations

Selected Publications

• “Tax Issues of the FinTech Industry”, Strascheg Center at LMU München, 2018
• “Taxation of Foreign Branches”, Association of Foreign Banks, 2017
• “Judgement of the Hesse Tax Court on CumEx Trades”, RdF 2017, 59
• “Tax Compliance Systems and Withholding Taxes”, Association of Foreign Banks, 2016
• „Recent Developments in the Taxation of Foreign Branches / AOA Aproach" in FS for Haarmann, 2015

Others

• Member of the Finance & Tax Committee of the German Chamber of Industry- and Commerce (DIHK) (since 2014)
• Chairman of the Tax Committee of the Association of German Banks (until 2014)
• Chairman of the Tax Committee of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Frankfurt (since 2003)