Noted for its ‘technical knowledge’ and ’pragmatic’ approach, Addleshaw Goddard‘s tax and structuring team has broad expertise spanning real estate, private equity, and share incentive tax matters. Noted for its involvement in high-profile property transactions, the practice frequently handles fund structuring, joint ventures, developments, and forward funding arrangements. The practice is jointly steered by Justine Delroy and Michael Hunter. Delroy advises clients in the real estate, financial services, and life sciences sectors, with particular expertise in the tax and structuring aspects of M&A, joint ventures, and corporate reorganisations, while Hunter has deep knowledge across corporate M&A, real estate structuring, VAT, tax litigation, and acquisition finance. Catherine Concannon provides broad-based tax advice, with a core focus on corporate and employment taxation. Steven Porter joined the team from Pinsent Masons LLP in August 2025.
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Testimonials
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‘Great team work across the relevant internal departments .i.e. corporate, real estate and tax.'
‘Approachable teams and individuals, providing a consistent and reliable service.’
‘The Addleshaw Goddard team has wide experience dealing with real estate clients on which it is useful to draw. The team has a good knowledge of all taxes which they can apply in an integrated way.’
'The team's technical knowledge is very good and they use that knowledge in a pragmatic way.'
'Their technical knowledge is very good and they use that knowledge in a pragmatic way.'
‘Responsive and cheery to deal with, good at assessing the potential size / challenge of an issue early, then working thoughtfully through a pragmatic list of solutions.'
'Catherine Conannon is also very practical, she distils issues quickly to help clients make efficient decisions.'
‘A team with a deep expertise in asset management and relate estate tax.'
Key clients
- abrdn
- Phoenix Equity Partners
- Aviva Investors
- Royal London
- LDC
- Federated Hermes
- Citation
- CPBE
Work highlights
Advising Phoenix Equity Partners 2016 Guernsey Limited on the establishment of a new continuation fund by Phoenix pursuant to which it transferred two of its assets (the Nineteen group and the Envisage group) from its 2016 funds to the continuation funds and its 2022 funds.
Advised abrdn on the disposal, including advising on and negotiating the transaction documentation and assistance in preparing disclosures.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Catherine Concannon
Practice head
Paul Concannon; Michael Hunter; Justine Delroy
Other key lawyers
Catherine Concannon; Steven Porter