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Squire Patton Boggs’ corporate tax practice advises on the breadth of transactional matters, from high-value private equity deals, cross-border M&A and corporate restructurings to IPOs and financing and funding rounds. The group's client roster comprises a cross section of corporates, private equity funds and pension schemes. As head of the national real estate tax practice, Mark Simpson is an expert in commercial property transactions, acting for developers, public bodies and investors. Timothy Jarvis is the go-to name for VAT planning issues and the administration of employee share schemes.

High-profile domestic and international clients instruct DLA Piper’s corporate tax experts on the full-scope of regulatory issues and tax planning work; practice head David Smith has extensive knowledge of IR35 tax legislation. The team regularly advises on high-value, international M&A transactions and reorganisations, with recent deals involving complex employee share ownership work and benefits scheme issues; director Lynda Finan is a leading name in this field.

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP covers the breadth of corporate tax matters under the leadership of the firm’s global tax co-head David Jervis. Recently promoted partner Colin Askew handles complex tax structuring mandates, with a focus on advising private equity clients, while Amanda Dodsworth leads on employment tax issues relating to flexible benefits, pensions and employee share incentives. The team also has expertise in tax litigation under Matthew Cummings, who also provides advice on HMRC investigations, leveraging his previous experience as an in-house litigator.

Directors Nicola Parkinson heads up Walker Morris LLP’s corporate tax practice with a focus on corporate and real estate transactional work. The team also provides regulatory assistance as well as advice on employee incentive schemes and VAT tax planning issues.

At Addleshaw Goddard’s Leeds office, corporate tax issues are handled by Martin Griffiths, who has a broad client roster ranging from owner-managed businesses and high-net-worth individuals to private equity funds and larger corporates. The group also provides tax advice on private equity acquisitions and investments, company disposals and real estate transactions.

DWF’s corporate tax practice is particularly active in the real estate sector. Practice head John Toon advises pension funds, local authorities and developers on funding issues, joint venture developments and high-value property acquisitions. The team is also instructed by commercial clients to advise on group restructurings, pension funding vehicles, customs duties, employee incentives and private equity transactions.

Adrian Hackett is a key Sheffield-based name in Freeths LLP’s national tax practice, advising on the full range of corporate, capital markets and real estate transactions, fund formations and corporate restructurings. Notable recent engagements included advising on the high-value reorganisation of multijurisdictional property portfolios.