Linklaters LLP

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘It goes without saying that the team is technically brilliant. For me, one of the key strengths is the commercial mindset of the team. Not only do they have an exceptional level of knowledge about the sector/industry, but more importantly, they invest time in understanding our needs and the specific red flags for us.’

• ‘I have full trust in the team and am comforted by the knowledge that when the team is holding meetings w/counterparty lawyers, the right messages will be delivered. There is strong commercial acumen in the team combined with an exceptional understanding of our business, as well as our requirements.'

• 'The very structured approach adopted by the team makes it easy to work through mark-ups/negotiation issues. There is not only full understanding of the bigger commercial picture and how Tax fits into that, but also an in-depth knowledge of the detail.'
• 'Rhian Parker and Philip Gilliland are exceptional.’

• ‘The team's internal collaboration with their colleagues is so seamless and smooth that you never end up in an information gap. They always know the background to the transaction, even if it might have changed in the last few hours. It makes it incredibly easy to work with the team on what are incredibly complicated transactions.'

• 'A key differentiator is the deep level of knowledge and the speed at which the team are able to identify a problem, source where in the legislation it arises, and then consider the interpretation of that legislation, and then potential workarounds. A lot of tax practitioners have specialist areas yet with the LL team, I tend to find that given a few hours with the legislation, guidance, and case law, they'll know basically everything.'
• 'Their commercial deal experience is evidently deep, so they have a strong practical experience of how to solve problems, where to acquiesce to an indemnity, etc., and they combine with a strong understanding of the underlying rationale for issues.’

• ‘They operate at such a high standard together that you immediately trust them as individuals. In stressful situations they also know how to have a laugh too, which is perhaps sometimes too rare in legal / tax sectors! It alleviates tension on tough deals like nothing else!'

• 'The Linklaters tax team are very responsive and take a much needed commercially pragmatic approach to addressing tax aspects of transactions. Most of our transactions are multi country, and it is also a plus to see them work well with the rest of the network to allow us to deliver outcomes that align to a deal's footprint.'

• 'Very much appreciate the insight & support from Rhian Parker, who is able to bring to bear a nice balance of tax technical competence with commercial pragmatism to help us deliver on what we need to in a deal.'

Key clients

• Unilever PLC
• CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings
• Carrier Global Corporation
• Anglo American plc
• Rio Tinto plc
• Tate & Lyle PLC
• Thames Water
• Song Capital
• Sainsbury’s
• I Squared Capital Advisers
• bp International Limited
• Rio Tinto PLC
• Centerbridge Capital Partners
• Anglo American
• Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Schroders
• Digital Bridge
• HSBC
• Cerberus European Investments LLC
• Platinum Ivy

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