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Derek Hill
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Work Department
Corporate tax.
Position
Derek has a broad-based corporate tax practice covering transactional and structuring work and tax disputes. His non-contentious practice includes M&A and restructuring and innovative finance structures. He has a particular interest in the media sector, advising on film and intellectual property taxation, and in all aspects of energy taxation with a particular interest in the renewables sector. He also has a successful track record in resolving high-value tax disputes for household name clients. Derek’s contentious and non-contentious practices complement each other, giving him a valuable insight into current trends in tax planning techniques, the attitude of the UK courts and HMRC’s likely attitude to new and innovative transaction structures.
Career
Trained Wilde Sapte 1995; qualified 1997; made partner in corporate tax group at Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP 2009. Partner, corporate tax group, Herbert Smith LLP 2003; associate 1998; associate, corporate tax group, Wilde Sapte 1997. Derek has worked on some of the highest profile and most complex corporate and finance transactions, restructurings and tax disputes, including: Time Warner’s acquisition of IPC Media and disposal of music business; AOL’s disposal of European internet access business; Warner Brothers’ UK film finance transactions and film tax credit advice; Sky’s restructuring of joint venture arrangements, acquisition of British Interactive Broadcasting and acquisition of Sports Internet Group; Tata Motors’ acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover from Ford; Severn Trent’s demerger with Biffa.
Education
St Bartholomew’s School, Newbury; Trinity Hall, Cambridge (1994 MA (Cantab), law).
Practice Areas
Tax - corporate; Tax - international; Tax - VAT, C&E
