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Tax: Real Estate
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Work Highlights
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CMS advised The People's Pension on the move of £15 billion of scheme assets under management into climate aware investment strategies.
Strengths
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The CMS tax team were really helpful. They are commercial and pragmatic. They treat the transaction very personally, so they feel more like a partner than a law firm.
Tax: Real Estate respondentUKThe team's understanding of the industry and the specific tax issues was outstanding. What mattered just as much was how positive and motivated they remained throughout.
Tax: Real Estate respondentUKAll of the issues we encountered were dealt with robustly and with the correct tax analysis. All of their responses were rapid, and they have lots of industry experience.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 3 Philip Anderson
Philip Anderson has notable expertise in providing real estate-related tax advice, including counselling property clients on investment fund, REIT and joint venture tax structuring.
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Band 4 Aaron Fairhurst
Aaron Fairhurst is co-head of tax at CMS. He is recommended for his knowledge of the tax issues faced by energy sector clients. He has further experience advising insurance companies on W&I-related tax matters. Aaron is a go-to advisor.
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Aaron Fairhurst
Stephen Hignett
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