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Ms Serena Lee
Work Department
Counsel; Tax
Position
Serena Lee is a partner in Akin’s tax group. She advises on all aspects of corporate tax, including domestic and international corporate and finance transactions, financial restructurings and corporate reorganizations. She also advises on a broad range of funds and investment structures, oil and gas tax issues and handles activist shareholder matters.
To learn more about Ms. Lee, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/serena-lee.html
Career
Prior to joining Akin, Serena was a legal adviser at HM Revenue & Customs, advising policy teams on the Finance Bill and corporation tax issues. This experience has given her insight into the priorities and drivers of the U.K. tax authority, as well as how policy and legislation is developed. She also practiced at a Magic Circle law firm in London and Beijing.
Education
L.P.C., The College of Law, London, 2010; B.A., University of Oxford, 2009.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
(Next Generation Partners)Akin is particularly active in tax issues relating to the financial services sector, with coverage of funds and restructurings. Stephen Brown leads, and is particularly active in tax matters in the private equity sector. Serena Lee has key strength in financial restructurings, but covers a broad range of corporate tax matters. Matthew Durward-Thomas is experienced in international restructuring mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate tax London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax