Richard Ward > Debevoise & Plimpton LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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65 GRESHAM STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7NQ
England
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Richard Ward
Work Department
Tax.
Position
Richard Ward is Co-Managing Partner for the firm in London, and Chair of the firm’s UK Tax practice. A broad-gauged UK corporate and transactional tax lawyer, Mr. Ward has advised an array of multinational clients on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, financing transactions and private equity fund formation and operation.
Memberships
Law Society; International Fiscal Association (British branch).
Mr. Ward is a member of the international tax and tax reporting working group of Invest Europe.
Education
Cranleigh School, Surrey; St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
(Hall of Fame)Debevoise & Plimpton LLP‘s team is well regarded for its strength in tax issues related to investment funds and private equity transactions. Jointly leading the department are Richard Ward, who is a co-managing partner for the firm in London, and New York qualified lawyer Matthew Saronson. Cécile Beurrier advises private funds on finance and structuring matters. Also key are international counsel Patrick Fasoro, who specialises in tax aspects of M&A transactions, and international counsel Jennifer Wheater, who is described as a ‘superstar’.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate tax London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory