About

Provided by Ashurst

Globally, our team of experts advise businesses on the most complex and demanding tax issues facing businesses today. We provide a comprehensive range of direct and indirect tax services covering advice on corporate and financing transactions and contentious taxes. We work with clients across industries including energy, transport, infrastructure, banking and finance, funds and real estate.

Many of our tax professionals have specific and leading edge practices in finance, private equity, transfer pricing and cross-border planning, investment funds, real estate taxation and dispute resolution. We offer "hands-on" partner-led teams which provide a highly responsive and personalised service from highly experienced tax practitioners. Through our multi-disciplinary expertise, our advice is current, clear and practical.

From corporation taxes and value-added tax to transfer taxes and tax litigation, we have the knowledge and experience to deliver the tax solution and our clients need to ensure their business operates efficiently and compliantly. We consider all commercial, legal, regulatory and tax aspects to ensure efficient planning and implementation, and are best placed to advise on the law, its purpose, scope and ambit and how clients can comply.




Chambers Review

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Tax - London (Firms)

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ashurst is well reputed in the tax sphere for major transactional work and for acting on cross-border advisory matters. The team has broad expertise and advises asset managers on fund structuring, assists with the tax aspects of high-value real estate transactions and gives tax advice on large M&A mandates. It counts alternative asset managers and multinational corporations among its clientele.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Simon Swann
1
Simon Swann
1
Band 1
Simon Swann provides real estate and property tax advice to investment managers, developers and property managers. He stands out for his knowledge of indirect taxation and SDLT.

He understands business priorities and is commercially minded, whilst also having a strong grasp on tax legislation.

Simon is excellent. His technical knowledge is very good, as is his understanding of our business. He's very much a go-to person for us.

Simon is very good at thinking commercially and coming up with solutions.

Tim Gummer
2
Tim Gummer
2
Band 2

Tim Gummer primarily advises real estate investment funds on the tax aspects of large acquisitions. He also works with clients operating in the energy sector.

Tim is excellent all-round.

Tim is an excellent tax lawyer and has seen us through some incredibly complicated business problems. He has an incredible level of knowledge and experience.

We are very happy with the service level and advice received from Tim, with very clear responses provided for complex issues.

Nicholas Gardner
4
Nicholas Gardner
4
Band 4

Nicholas Gardner frequently works for corporate clients on the tax aspects of transactions. Restructuring and insolvency is another strength, and he routinely assists a range of interested parties with tax planning relating to corporate restructures.

Nicholas is extremely strong technically and has a good commercial sense.

He offers open communication and is able to work together as a team with our other tax advisors in order to deliver optimal solutions.

Nicholas is an outstanding all-round adviser.

Nicholas is deeply technical. He's also a very understanding tax lawyer; he understands the practicalities of the situations.

Ranked Lawyers at
Ashurst

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London (Firms)

Tax

Nicholas Gardner
4
Nicholas Gardner
4
Band 4
Tax: Real Estate

Simon Swann
1
Simon Swann
1
Band 1
Tim Gummer
2
Tim Gummer
2
Band 2

Members

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Clients

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Berkeley Group

Gala Coral

Transport for London

Industries

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Corporate

Energy

Funds

Infrastructure

Private Equity

Real Estate

Transport