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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP is distinguished by its strengths in real estate tax, seeing it frequently instructed on mandates involving complex SDLT and VAT matters, as well as in the taxation of funds. Its knowledge of the indirect tax aspects of financial services transactions is also a key skill to highlight. William Arrenberg heads the global tax practice and has a particular focus on real estate tax across all of the major real estate asset classes. Howard Murray is a key name in the group for his corporate tax expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Casey Dalton shines in matters involving real estate tax and funds tax.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Our experience is that the HSF team provides clear, practical and commercial advice on SDLT and VAT matters (and the interaction of the two) in relation to various real estate transactions we have undertaken.’

  • ‘Casey Dalton has been an excellent adviser on various real estate transactions and has provided clear and sensible transaction advice. We value her ability to pull out the key transaction issues, discuss these early in the process, and work seamlessly with her commercial colleagues.’

  • ‘HSF has a team which demonstrates to perfection the art of working together. I never experienced the frustration of one person not knowing what another was doing, and as we were working on the largest corporate disposal of my career, this was very confidence boosting and left me feeling in very safe hands.'

  • ‘Apart from the fact that they were all very nice people to work with, they were all pretty remarkable lawyers. I would single out Casey Dalton, the partner, for her quick grasp of matters and clear explanation. Toni Mathers, her associate, was always reliable and made sure that nothing was ever missed.'

Key clients

  • Chevron
  • Dawsongroup Plc
  • Dr Reddy's Laboratories SA
  • Inchcape Management (Services) Limited
  • Interpath Advisory
  • Lloyds Banking Group Plc
  • Marex Group Plc
  • National Grid Plc
  • Panmure Gordon
  • Saga Plc
  • Sustainable Development Capital LLP
  • The Board of the Pension Protection Fund

Work highlights

Advising Marex Group plc on its US initial public offering registration with the SEC and listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Advising British Land and GIC on its pre-letting transaction in the City of London in 2024.

Practice head

William Arrenberg

Other key lawyers

Howard Murray; Casey Dalton; Aurell Taussig; Josh Lom; Toni Mathers

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