DLA Piper fields a multidisciplinary team geared towards supporting clients with both transactional and advisory tax matters, in addition to offering substantial contentious tax expertise. Jason Collins leads the practice, and has a significant record in audits, enquiries, and appeals. Ben Brown covers tax aspects of M&A and finance matters, while Matt Davies contributes additional aptitude in restructurings and reorganisations. Key contacts include Richard Harbot, who has a particular focus on the real estate sector, and Keunyoung Oh, who is dual qualified as a solicitor and chartered accountant.
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‘Great knowledge and service.’
‘Richard Harbot is an excellent tax lawyer, who delivers user-friendly tax advice and is especially good at finding solutions to structuring issues. Richard has deep experience in the real estate sector and has helped devise a novel asset-holding structure for one of our regulated funds.’
Key clients
- Euclid Transactional
- WR Berkley
- Mosaic
- Devonshire UW
- Liberty GTS
- Brockwell
- CFC Underwriting
- Themis Underwriting
- ICEN Risk
- Hamilton
- Liberty GTS
- Markel
- Tokio Marine HCC
- Everest Re
- Nexus
- Ryan
- Acquinex
- Ambridge
- Ardian
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
Work highlights
Continued to expand our warranty and indemnity insurance (W&I) and tax risk insurance advisory practice this year with over 100 instructions from our W&I underwriter clients, cementing our reputation and credentials as a leading W&I and tax risk insurance practice in the market.
Advising Ardian on the acquisition of a 22.6% stake in Heathrow Airport.
Drafting and negotiating tax aspects of the documentation for Cinven’s majority investment in Grant Thornton UK LLP, as part of the wider DLA Piper team advising Grant Thornton on the deal.
Practice head
Jason Collins
Other key lawyers
Ben Brown; Matt Davies; Randall Fox; Richard Woolich; Richard Harbot; Keunyoung Oh; Michael Graham; Gemma Grunewald