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Angela Savin
Work Department
KPMG Law
Position
Partner
Career
Angela is a tax disputes lawyer in the KPMG Law team. She has 20 years of experience of advising clients on tax law in both a contentious and transactional sphere across all industry sectors. She joined KPMG in January 2019 to focus on resolution of direct tax disputes, having been a tax partner at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP since 2010.
Prior to her move to KPMG (in the 2019 rankings), Angela was listed as a leading individual for corporate tax by the Legal 500, who commented that she is a “brilliant litigator”.
She has extensive experience of resolving cross border tax disputes, with experience spanning diverted profits tax, permanent establishment and residence disputes (for corporates and HNWIs) and double tax treaty disputes (including advising on mutual agreement processes).
Angela advises on domestic direct tax disputes, and has particular strength in corporation tax, capital allowances, capital gains and Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) matters. She has significant experience in the application of “main purpose” tests and targeted anti-avoidance provisions. She has a strong track record of settling cases before litigation.
Industry sectors include financial services, insurance, asset leasing, intellectual property, real estate, infrastructure and funds.
Education
BA (Hons), Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE), University of Oxford, England
Graduate Diploma in Law, City, University of London
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
KPMG Law
‘s ‘unmatched’ team of tax dispute specialists acts on cutting-edge work for high-profile clients such as HSBC, Lloyds, and the United Grand Lodge of England. Matthew Fleming, who is qualified in both the UK and New Zealand, leads on indirect tax disputes. Angela Savin heads the direct taxes disputes practice and has notable strength in advising taxpayers in main purpose tax disputes with HMRC. The ‘exceptional’ Amanda Brown KC advises and represents clients in a broad range of matters. Director Colette Van Zyl advises on all aspects of indirect tax litigation.