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Kirkland & Ellis

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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

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.
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Work Highlights

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  • 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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  • Kirkland has the greatest market intelligence, an ability to see round corners due to deep expertise and the deepest pool of tax lawyers in the market.

    Tax respondentGlobal

  • Kirkland has a breadth of market knowledge that is without parallel. Its senior partners are experts in their fields and demonstrate a wealth of expertise.

    Tax respondentGlobal

  • Kirkland has the deepest and most technically able tax group of any law firm in London.

    Tax respondentGlobal

  • The team has a deep knowledge of the market and an ability to coordinate well within the firm to make it a seamless client experience. It's a real one-stop shop.

    Tax respondentGlobal

  • Kirkland’s tax group is high calibre, collaborative and exceptionally well-integrated. Their strengths lie in their deep technical knowledge and ability to think strategically across jurisdictions.

    Tax respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Alexander Cox
    Alexander Cox

    Alexander Cox

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

    • He is absolutely excellent.

      Tax respondentGlobal

    • Alexander is very business-minded.

      Tax respondentGlobal

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

      Tax respondentGlobal
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  • Ceinwen Rees
    Ceinwen Rees

    Ceinwen Rees

    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.

      Tax respondentGlobal

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

      Tax respondentGlobal
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  • James Morgan
    James Morgan

    James Morgan

    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.

      Tax respondentGlobal
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  • Mavnick Nerwal
    Mavnick Nerwal

    Mavnick Nerwal

    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.

      Tax respondentGlobal

    • Mavnick is an excellent lawyer.

      Tax respondentGlobal
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  • Peter Abbott
    Peter Abbott

    Peter Abbott

    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.

      Tax respondentGlobal

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

      Tax respondentGlobal

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

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