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Mr Ben Fryer

Work Department
Global Tax
Position
Ben Fryer is a partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Tax Practice Group.
Ben is an experienced tax adviser with a broad practice – he advises on a wide range of domestic and cross-border matters and transactions, including in relation to banking, capital markets, corporate finance, corporate reorganisations, debt restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, real estate and structured finance. He also guides clients on general corporate tax planning and risk management matters.
Ben has advised on the structuring and execution of numerous mainstream private equity and real estate private equity transactions. He also regularly advises on carried interest and co-investment structures, executive compensation matters and equity incentive arrangements.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
The tax practice at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is praised for its ‘deep knowledge of the market, especially the financial services, funds, and real estate industries.’ Its expertise spans the full ambit of VAT, stamp tax, and IPT. The group’s sector expertise extends to the real estate, financial services, and energy industries, among others. Highly reputed Sandy Bhogal leads the practice and boasts a broad range of tax expertise. Ben Fryer supports the practice and is regularly tasked with a variety of domestic and cross-border mandates.
London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
(Leading partners)Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher fields an ‘amazing team’ with a strong record in advising high-profile clients in highly complex tax mandates within the UK and globally. ‘Terrific lawyer’ Sandy Bhogal leads the team, and is the firm’s global co-chair of tax. Bhogal’s practice includes corporate tax advice, as well as matters relating to capital markets, and insurance and real estate issues, in addition to a broad range of other mandates. Jeff Trinklein is particularly active on behalf of US individuals and companies active outside the US. Ben Fryer is highly experienced in tax issues relating to capital markets transactions, corporate reorganisations, and M&A transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- VAT and indirect tax London > Corporate and commercial
- Corporate tax London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Real estate > Property finance
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Risk advisory > ESG
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency