René van der Paardt, tax lawyer at AKD NV, is a tax consultant specialised in VAT and transfer tax matters. He has extensive experience in advising investors, property funds, project developers, local authorities and housing corporations in the construction industry. He also advises banks, insurers and pension funds. René is a part-time Professor of Economics of Taxation at the Department of Business Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam and also teaches at the Amsterdam School of Real Estate, Nyenrode University and the International Tax Centre in Leiden (Leiden University). René gives lectures on VAT and transfer tax, frequently publishes articles and is an editor of the journals WPNR and Bouwrecht. Before joining AKD René had been with Loyens & Loeff for 21 years.