Gary Richards
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Work Department
Corporate tax.
Position
Corporate tax partner, involved in tax and corporate transactions, including M&A; tax and financial instruments; property tax (including REITs and SDLT); and VAT litigation and planning. Acted for Credit Suisse on its disposal of interests in one of its London HQ buildings; for the Balfour Beatty group on its revised JV arrangements with Royal Mail; and continuing to provide advice in relation to the 2012 Olympic Games.
Career
Trained McKenna & Co; qualified 1980; Price Waterhouse 1992-98, partner 1994; partner Barlow, Lyde & Gilbert 1998-2001; partner Weil, Gotshal & Manges 2001-03; partner Berwin Leighton Paisner 2004. Publications: ‘Planning for SDLT’ (S M Ball and G R Richards); part of editorial team for ‘British Tax Review’.
Member
Member of Law Society tax law committee (chairman of the VAT and duties sub-committee); member of the Land and Regulatory Property Liaison Group; and member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Education
Harrow County Grammar; Cambridge University (1974-77 BA First, MA; 1978 LLB 2(1)).
Leisure
Skiing, transport history, sub-aqua and sailing.
Practice Areas
Tax - VAT, C&E; Tax - corporate; Tax - international
