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Corporate tax

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Akin has a particular focus on the financial services sector, with a client list which includes a diverse range of funds and financial institutions. Jointly leading the group are Matthew Durward-Thomas, Stephen Brown, and Natasha Kaye, the latter of whom joined from Cooley (UK) LLP in March 2025. Mohammed Natha provides key support.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A top-tier tax team. They are always available, always quick to respond and great at providing practical solutions.’

  • ‘Matthew Durward-Thomas is a star. Incredibly bright, knowledgeable and solutions-focused. A pleasure to deal with.’

  • ‘Good, decent people to work with.’

  • ‘Natasha is a safe and trusted adviser. Deep experience and can articulate challenges and solutions in language we understand.’

  • 'The Akin corporate tax practice has broad experience and a very pragmatical approach, with a particular focus and expertise in restructurings of distressed companies.'

  • 'Matthew Durward-Thomas is an excellent tax lawyer with great responsiveness and in-depth knowledge of all kinds of transaction-related tax matters.'

Key clients

  • RP Management LLC
  • Intrum
  • Project A
  • Pharmakon Advisors, LP
  • The Carlyle Group Inc.
  • Palliser Capital
  • Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
  • Vitol SA
  • Bain Capital, LP

Work highlights

Advising RP Management LLC, following the successful IPO of Royalty Pharma in 2020.
Advised the ad hoc group of debt holders in relation to the restructuring of the Consolis Group’s debt profile.
Advising Intrum in connection with the sale of certain non-performing loans to Cerberus Capital Management LP for more than €1bn, as a part of a complex joint venture arrangement.

Practice head

Matthew Durward-Thomas; Natasha Kaye; Stephen Brown

Other key lawyers

Mohammed Natha