Herbert Smith Freehills LLP's team operates with a sector focused approach, offering particular strength in matters relating to energy, real estate, and investment funds. William Arrenberg leads the team, and the firm’s global tax practice, and is particularly adept in real estate and energy mandates. Howard Murray covers TMT, infrastructure, and capital markets transactions, among other issues, while Aurell Taussig maintains an investment funds taxation-focused practice. Casey Dalton covers real estate and funds taxation, and Josh Lom advises on both contentious and non-contentious tax issues.
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‘The team is approachable and attentive and comes up with proactive solutions.’
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Key clients
- Addax Petroleum UK Limited
- Ardonagh Group
- AustralianSuper Pty Ltd
- Blackrock
- Canada Life
- Chevron
- Coca-Cola HBC AG
- Hotel Chocolat Group Plc
- Link Administration Holdings Limited
- Norlake Hospitality Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Hotel Chocolat on its high profile recommended cash acquisition valued at £534 million by Hive Bidco, Inc. a subsidiary of food giant Mars.
- Advising on the sale of Sinopec's 49% stake in Repsol Sinopec Resources UK to Repsol.
- Advising FTSE-100 company Coca-Cola HBC AG on its acquisition of Brown-Forman Finland Oy, owner of the Finlandia vodka brand, from Brown-Forman.
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Practice head
William Arrenberg
Other key lawyers
Isaac Zailer; Howard Murray; Aurell Taussig; Casey Dalton; Josh Lom; James Tryfonos