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Fieldfisher Offices

RIVERBANK HOUSE
2 SWAN LANE
LONDON
EC4R 3TT
England
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Philippe Freund

Work Department
Contentious Tax
Position
Partner (Barrister)
Career
Philippe is a barrister and Partner in the Tax and Structuring team specialising in contentious tax. He has advised on domestic and international tax disputes for clients for more than 15 years, including advising on cases ranging from the Tax Tribunals and the High Court to the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Philippe worked on domestic and international tax disputes for clients over the last 12 years, on cases ranging from the High Court and Supreme Court to the European Court of Justice.
Having read law in both Germany and France before qualifying as an English Barrister, he regularly advises clients on domestic and cross-border tax issues in German and French.
Philippe advises on all areas of corporate and personal tax and regularly act for corporates, high-net-worth individuals and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and Revenue inquiries (COP 8, COP 9).
He have particular expertise in cross- border litigation and investigations and regularly lead large international teams of lawyers on such matters. Speaking French and German fluently.
Philippe specialises in European law and UK tax law relating to contentious UK income and capital taxes, especially in relation to trusts and non-domiciled individuals. He also advises on VAT and customs duty matters. He regularly provide cross-border strategic advice to corporates, trusts and private clients.
Philippe is also a member of Fieldfisher’s specialist IR35 team.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
Fieldfisher boasts ‘total domain expertise’, with coverage of enquiries, litigation, arbitration, appeals, and judicial review, in addition to professional negligence and lobbying services in the tax sphere. Team lead George Gillham is highly experienced in both civil and criminal tax disputes, and has prior experience working within HMRC as a tax inspector. Philippe Freund is particularly adept in international and cross-border matters. Matthew Sharp covers matters relating to employment tax, with a robust professional negligence practice. Siobhan Gillespie is active for both individuals and corporates in a range of matters. Barrister Christopher Kientzler has experience in litigation relating to the taxation of umbrella companies.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Employment > Senior executives
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Trade finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Court of protection
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Securitisation
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport