Tax
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
Band 3
About
Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills
The Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Tax team comprises tax technicians with expertise encompassing a wide range of contentious and non-contentious technical and sector specialisms.
Amongst our seven partner team in London, led by our Head of Tax William Arrenberg, we have partners specialising in tax issues in sectors including energy and infrastructure, real estate, funds and investment structuring and structured finance. We also have a highly regarded Band 1 tax disputes team, led by Nick Clayton, which forms part of the firm's market leading disputes offering. We have a deep expertise not just of relevant tax issues, but of market practice and expectations, with our lawyers forming part of wider sector teams that are themselves consistently ranked in Band 1.
The Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Tax team frequently works with tax specialists and other advisers from our international offices to provide clients with seamless multi-jurisdictional tax advice. We have also developed a strong “international tax counsel” function, helping clients to obtain advice and manage risk, particularly in jurisdictions where local advice is more difficult to source. We believe that this sets us apart from our competitors.
Our team is particularly proud of our involvement in the multi award winning ongoing role acting for British Land on the Canada Water development in London.
Chambers Review
Herbert Smith Freehills represents clients in a comprehensive range of direct and indirect tax matters, with experience in areas such as M&A, real estate and investment funds. It has notable experience advising clients from the energy and financial services sectors, including a large number of FTSE-listed companies. The team handles contentious and non-contentious matters both in the UK and internationally.
Work Highlights
- Herbert Smith Freehills advised Hotel Chocolat on its acquisition by a subsidiary of Mars.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The HSF tax team distinguishes itself with an exceptional understanding of our business, delivering clear and actionable advice tailored to our needs."
"HSF brought good advice and added value to our transaction."
"The HSF tax team distinguishes itself with an exceptional understanding of our business, delivering clear and actionable advice tailored to our needs."
"HSF brought good advice and added value to our transaction."
Notable Practitioners
Aurell Taussig has a varied practice that sees him advising clients on everything from M&A-related tax issues through to investment fund structuring.
"Aurell is capable of thorough and detailed analysis. He also provides practical advice on how to structure a deal."