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
(Firms to watch)Shoosmiths LLP‘s tax team is continuing to grow under the leadership of Laura Board, with the addition of Dan Sharman from Osborne Clarke LLP in June 2022. Board and principal associate Caroline Airey are described as ‘absolutely fantastic and a pleasure to work with‘.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Health and safety
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Asset based lending
- 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
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Transport > Rail
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Real estate > Planning
- Transport > Shipping
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax