Laura Board > Shoosmiths LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Shoosmiths LLP Offices
No 1 Bow Churchyard
LONDON
EC4 9DQ
England
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Laura Board
Work Department
Partner, Tax
Position
Laura is a partner in the tax department and heads up the firm’s corporate tax practice.
Laura has a wealth of experience advising a broad range of clients on corporate tax matters including M&A transactions, reorganisations, demergers and multi-jurisdictional tax planning. In addition, Laura advises on real estate tax, EIS and VCT qualifying fundraisings and has a particular expertise in advising on the taxation of image rights.
Career
Laura trained at Nabarro and qualified into their tax department in 2010. She subsequently moved to Bird & Bird in 2013 and progressed to senior associate level. Laura joined Shoosmiths as a partner in May 2021.
Memberships
Laura is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
Shoosmiths LLP‘s growing team has a focus on tax issues relating to both domestic and international M&A. The group is increasingly active in private equity and venture capital spaces. Laura Board leads the London tax team, and is additionally qualified as a Chartered Tax Advisor. Chris Moakes is particularly active on behalf of venture capital trusts. Laura Gould joined the team from Reed Smith LLP in early 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Health and safety
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Costs lawyers
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Transport > Rail
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare