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Kirkland's Tax Practice provides its clients with the most creative tax planning available in a responsive and cost-efficient manner. The Firm's Tax Practice has a strong international reputation for providing sophisticated tax counseling on U.S. and foreign tax issues and effectively representing its clients in tax disputes worldwide.



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Tax - UK

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis has a well-rounded practice with strength in investment fund structuring, restructuring and insolvency, and private equity transactions. Leading global asset managers form the main part of its client base, and the team regularly advises these clients on cross-border tax issues.

Work Highlights

  • Kirkland advised Ares Management Corporation on the tax aspects of its sixth commingled European direct lending fund, Ares Capital Europe VI.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alexander Cox
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Band 2
Alexander Cox has a well-respected practice and assists private equity clients with investment fund structuring.

He is absolutely excellent.

Alexander is very business-minded.

Alexander is great at working through technical points with a real-world approach.

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Ceinwen Rees
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Band 2
Ceinwen Rees provides extensive support to investment fund managers on a broad range of tax concerns. She regularly works on fund structures and investments, as well as assisting with management-related issues such as co-investment and carried interest.

Ceinwen is very intellectually acute and really has a thorough understanding of very technical legislation and changes. She is responsive and approachable.

Ceinwen has really deep technical knowledge and expertise in her field, and brings her experience to bear in a very value-add way.

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James Morgan
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Band 4
James Morgan provides advice to clients on a wide range of matters including the tax aspects of high-value M&A and complex financing instruments.

He is commercial and technically very good.

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Mavnick Nerwal
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Band 4
Mavnick Nerwal has a broad commercial tax practice that sees him advising on the tax aspects of private equity deals, fund formation and financing transactions. His client list includes well-known private equity groups.

Mavnick is outstanding. He is technically sharp, commercially minded and unflappable under pressure. He combines deep tax expertise with a pragmatic approach to negotiations.

Mavnick is an excellent lawyer.

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Peter Abbott
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Band 5
Peter Abbott specialises in corporate tax and is well known for advising on high-value M&A and private equity transactions.

Peter is great at explaining complicated tax topics in a way that's easy to understand.

Peter is very good at focusing attention on the important issues. He is very good at understanding what clients care about.

Peter has good and broad experience. He's a good person to bounce ideas off and is very responsive.

Ranked Lawyers at
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James Morgan
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Band 4
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Mavnick Nerwal
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Peter Abbott
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Band 5
Tax: Investment Funds

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Alexander Cox
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Band 2
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Ceinwen Rees
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Band 2