Tax - UK
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
They keep me updated of any market changes, and they know how the law is changing in detail.
Macfarlanes has market-leading practitioners who come from a good variety of backgrounds.
The tax team have a broad range of experience and are good at bringing that to bear. They are incredibly responsive.
Macfarlanes is extremely detail-oriented. Their level of technical expertise, coupled with their personality, is rare and unmatched.
Work Highlights
Macfarlanes advised Hayfin on its agreement with Arctos Partners to support a management buyout of the business.
Notable practitioners
Mark Baldwin acts for asset managers on a full range of tax matters affecting private funds. He regularly advises on the structuring of private equity funds as well as real estate joint ventures.
Mark is an absolutely excellent lawyer.
Damien Crossley is head of tax at Macfarlanes. He has extensive experience handling complex tax matters for clients in the investment fund space. Fund structuring is a key area of work for him, although he also assists clients with other matters including investments and remuneration.
He is very technical and close to the changes.
We think Damien is the best at what he does in terms of being an overall package and providing clear and concise advice.
Damien is massively a market leader. He is incredibly strong.
Gideon Sanitt is head of the tax investigations and disputes practice and has a wealth of experience advising companies, investment funds and individuals on direct and indirect tax disputes.
Gideon has an awful lot of experience in disputes work and knows all the best strategic types of calls.
Gideon offers very clear and thoughtful analysis.
Gideon is excellent at navigating potentially complex litigation and giving pragmatic advice.
James McCredie is known for his work advising asset managers on the full range of tax issues affecting investment funds.
James is a go-to. He interprets complex tax law according to our particular situation.
James is very good and very technical.
He is knowledgeable and has the answer straight away.
James is a superb tax lawyer and one of the best I've come across. He is very technical and couples it with a good demeanour.
Kate Ison is called upon by large corporate groups to advise on indirect tax disputes relating to VAT and SDLT. Her practice is broad, and she is also able to work with clients on disputes involving direct taxes.
Kate leads her team efficiently. She can break down and summarise complex matters in order to facilitate efficient and prudent decision-making.
Sophie Donnithorne-Tait advises international investment funds, asset managers and corporate clients on a wide variety of tax issues. Restructuring is another strength, and both creditors and debtors seek out her advice in that area.
Sophie is an excellent lawyer.
Sophie is very easy to deal with. She can get fully into the details of a tax technicality and can translate it for someone who isn't in the know. She is technically minded and pragmatic.
Jeremy Moncrieff has a broad practice advising investment managers and corporate clients on the tax planning and structuring of mergers and acquisitions.
Jeremy understands the intricacies of our industry. I am always very impressed with Jeremy, and I highly recommend him.
Jeremy is both technically adept and very commercial. He is available and responsive.
He's very smart and understood our business very quickly. He is always available to discuss even the smallest of matters, and his advice is extremely clear.
Jeremy is so bright and so commercial. He is very good with clients and delivers on time.
Gregory Price assists clients with domestic and cross-border corporate tax issues.
Gregory is a strong all-rounder.
Gregory is very, very bright.
Sophie Rhind has an esteemed tax litigation practice with noted strength on matters involving the taxation of individuals and partnerships. Prior to joining Macfarlanes, Rhind worked for HMRC.
Sophie has HMRC experience and knows how HMRC thinks - that's quite useful to inform how we approach things.
