Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP

Tax

Partner - Head of Skadden’s European Tax practice

James Anderson is head of Skadden’s European tax practice.

Mr. Anderson is highly experienced in private capital arrangements, with a particular focus on the establishment and ongoing operations of asset management structures; investments in liquid markets, infrastructure, crypto, real estate and credit; and compensation for private capital principals.

He also regularly counsels on the full range of public capital markets transactions, including IPOs, SPACs and structured debt offerings. He has also advised various govern­ments on new corporate and tax laws. Recently, his practice has focused on new intersec­tions between private capital and technology, particularly in high-frequency, algorithmic and augmented intelligence trading sectors, as well as handling corporate groups’ planning in response to Pillar II.

Mr. Anderson frequently presents seminars on the taxation of space and has been quoted in several publications on this growing area of law. In 2020, Mr. Anderson was one of 10 legal practitioners featured in “Innovative Lawyers: Europe,” a report published by the Financial Times, which highlighted his work in this area. In 2019, he chaired the Space Taxation seminar at the IFA Global Congress in London.

In 2025, Mr. Anderson was named by the Lady Chief Justice to the Pro Bono Recognition List for England & Wales for his commit­ment to pro bono work, both at the firm and in the community.

Mr. Anderson handles a wide range of tax controversy matters and has worked on enquiries by the U.K. revenue authorities, tax court cases, disclosure programmes, transfer pricing disputes, APAs and MAPs, as well as various settlement negotiations. He also has experience in complex cross-border inter partes tax disputes.

Law Society of England & Wales Law Society of Ireland IFA (British Branch) Committee International Tax Planning Association International Bar Association

M.A., (Hons.) Cantab., Law, Cambridge University, 1990 Diploma in Legal Practice, with Distinction, College of Law, London, 1994