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LONDON
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Hamilton Forrest

Work Department
Tax.
Position
I am a specialist tax lawyer who advises UK and international clients on private client and corporate work.
I specialise in real estate taxation, investment structuring (including fund formation), corporate work (mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures etc.) both in the UK and overseas, employee tax, global mobility, incentive schemes and private capital for high net worth individuals.
I act for a wide range of clients, including individuals, SMEs and large multinationals.
After attending my first tax law lecture in my final year of university, I knew that I wanted to have a career in tax. I started this at PwC before going on to qualify as a solicitor in the tax department of a large city law firm.
I am a member of the Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group.
While I enjoy the very technical nature of my area of law, I see myself principally as a facilitator. That is, someone who helps clients achieve what they would like to do.
Career
Trained CMS Cameron McKenna, qualified 1999; made partner Fladgate 2008.
Memberships
Stamp Duty Practitioners; International Fiscal Association.
Education
University College London; (LLB with advanced studies).
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Real estate > Residential property
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning
- Employment > Employers
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables