Hogan Lovells International LLP draws on expertise in tax litigation, HMRC enquiries and tax-led internal investigations concerning a variety of taxes, notably corporation tax, employment tax, transfer pricing, VAT, customs duty, excise duties and personal tax. Rupert Shiers heads the team and is praised by clients for being ‘extremely responsive and collaborative’. Suzanne Hill is also a name to note from the team.
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Testimonials
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‘Rupert Shiers - I found Rupert extremely responsive and collaborative. He was easy to work with and did a very good job of imparting technical content in a comprehensible manner.’
‘Rupert and James are very helpful, organised, and attuned to business needs. This means that in turn, their advice is pragmatic as well as technically accurate.’
‘A very competent and proactive team of multidisciplined counsel. The firm's use of technology was particularly noteworthy; utilising their AI systems, they were able to effectively process vast amounts of data, mining it for the relevant and pertinent information required for the matter.’
‘The knowledge and effective case management were excellent, giving you confidence that the complex matter was being well managed by the firm.’
‘They have a very strong knowledge of the tax laws of the various jurisdictions we have worked with them. They simplify the explanation of an issue, so the client has the solid understanding of if any risk they made face. They work very with the tax authorities, very good contacts within the tax departments and are able to negotiate favourable terms when closing various controversies for us.’
Key clients
- Bank of New York Mellon
- British-American Tobacco
- Dentists’ Provident Society
- eBay
- Eurasian Resources Group
- General Reinsurance
- Groupon
- Parker Hannifin
- Reach plc
- TripAdvisor
Work highlights
Advised Reach plc on a high sensitivity high value enquiry into corporation tax treatment of “phone hacking” expenses.
Advised a global fund manager on complex employment tax disclosures and associated commercial issues.
Advised Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited on a high value VAT input tax investigation.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Rupert Shiers
Other key lawyers
Suzanne Hill; James Hotchkiss