Benjamin Eaton > Greenberg Traurig, LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Offices

THE SHARD, LEVEL 8
32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET
LONDON
SE1 9SG
England
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Benjamin Eaton

Work Department
Tax
Position
Shareholder
Career
Ben Eaton focuses his practice on the tax aspects of real estate transactions and investment funds. He has deep experience advising on the tax aspects of real estate investment, financing, development, and leasing, as well as the structuring of funds and joint ventures investing in real estate and real estate debt, and transactions involving real estate operating businesses. While he works primarily in the real estate sector, Ben also has experience of advising on the tax aspects of private equity transactions and funds investing in other asset classes. The Legal 500 UK has recognized Ben for his “boundless tenacity at all projects he undertakes” and for being “excellent at driving projects forward and achieving the best possible result.”
Much of Ben’s work involves advising on international tax issues associated with cross-border investment and The Legal 500 UK has recognized Ben for his “outstanding knowledge of foreign tax systems and [ability] to use that knowledge to provide multijurisdictional structuring advice.”
Capabilities
Tax
Admission to Practice
England and Wales
Languages
English
Education
- LL.M., University of Cambridge, Selwyn College, 1993
- Law Society Finals, The College of Law – Chester, 1992
- M.A., University of Cambridge, Selwyn College, 1991
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
Greenberg Traurig, LLP specialises in tax elements of corporate transactions, investment funds and real estate. The department is led by Graham Iversen, who has more than 30 years’ experience in the practice area, and advises on M&A transactions. Charles Case focuses on investment funds and complex joint ventures. Ben Eaton advises on tax aspects of real estate transactions and investments, while ‘tax guru’ Clive Jones covers structuring and tax elements of domestic and international transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Transport > Rail
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency