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Slaughter and May Offices
ONE BUNHILL ROW
LONDON
EC1Y 8YY
England
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Dominic Robertson
Work Department
Tax
Tax Disputes
Global Investigations
Banking and Finance
Healthcare, Pharma and Life Sciences
Tech and Digital
Position
Partner; Dominic advises a wide range of businesses on all areas of tax law. His practice includes:
- structuring and other tax aspects of M&A, joint ventures and other corporate finance transactions
- tax enquiries and disputes, including EU tax State aid investigations
- standalone tax advisory work, including group reorganisations, CFCs, transfer pricing, and the tax treatment of IP
Dominic is co-head of the firm’s Tax Disputes practice.
Career
Joined firm 2004. Partner since 2014.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
(Leading partners)The ‘gold standard in tax litigation’, Slaughter and May is prominent in the full scope of contentious tax, including transfer pricing, diverted profits tax, and tax residence matters. The ‘very strong’ team benefits from a deep relationship with HMRC, significantly aiding in dispute resolution. Richard Jeens, who is experienced in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, co-leads the department alongside Dominic Robertson, whose practice includes EU tax state aid investigations as well as transfer pricing and DPT enquiries. Ewan Brown co-heads the global investigations group and acts in both litigation and regulatory investigations. Mike Lane advises domestic and international clients on a range of contentious matters. Sarah Osprey made partner in May 2023 and advises major multinational clients in a diverse range of tax matters. Steve Edge retired from the practice in May 2022.
London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
(Leading partners)‘Market leading’ firm Slaughter and May acts for prominent multinational and UK headquartered clients on a diverse range of matters, including M&A, corporate rescues and insolvencies, and private equity. Team lead Mike Lane has broad expertise across tax issues, and is well known as a thought leader in the practice area. Gareth Miles covers private equity transactions and public and private M&A, while Dominic Robertson has expertise in the tax elements of joint ventures and corporate finance transactions, in addition to tax enquiries and disputes. Charles Osborne has a practice which includes tax consultancy matters and tax elements of a broad range of transactions, while Sarah Osprey, who made partner in May 2023, advises on tax aspects of M&A, corporate finance transactions, and disputes with HMRC, among other matters. William Watson is active in the department as a senior consultant. Senior counsel Edward Milliner is noted for his strength in the real estate and energy sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate tax London > Corporate and commercial
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Tax litigation and investigations London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Environment
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Finance > Securitisation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Property finance
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)