Sophia's focus is on advising private clients, family offices and medium-sized and large companies on current and structural taxation issues. Sophia also advises funds as well as private and commercial investors in the area of venture capital.
For the second time (2020/2024), the US publisher Best Lawyers® ranks Sophia among the “Ones to Watch” in the field of tax law in Germany in its current ranking in cooperation with Handelsblatt®.
Education and Career
Sophia studied business administration with a focus on taxation at the University of Worms. She also completed a Master's degree in “LL.M. Corporate Tax Law” at the University of Cologne while working. Before joining YPOG, Sophia worked as a Senior Associate at SMP (2018). Prior to that, she worked as a tax consultant at Flick Gocke Schaumburg and as a Tax Senior Consultant at BDO Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft AG.
Sophia is also a speaker at the Deutsches Anwaltsinstitut e.V. (DAI) in the specialist institute for family law, where she regularly gives lectures on accounting and tax topics.
Experience
Sophia's recent work highlights include advising:
- private clients on several matters regarding ongoing taxation and tax filings
- domestic and foreign SMEs on several matters regarding ongoing taxation and tax filings
- groups and large companies on several matters regarding ongoing taxation and tax filings
- venture-capital funds regarding ongoing taxation and tax filings
- selected fast-growing startups
Qualifications
- German qualified tax advisor (Steuerberaterin)
- Graduate in business administration (Diplom-Betriebswirtin) (of a University of Applied Sciences)
- LL.M. (Cologne University)
Languages
- German
- French
- English
- Persian
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