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Provided by Heather Rowlands
Heather, a solicitor and Chartered Tax Adviser, is a partner in our Contentious Tax team. She has extensive experience of conducting domestic and international tax litigation across all areas of taxation and public law. She is noted for her deep expertise in complex offshore litigation, indirect taxes, environmental taxes and judicial review.
Clients praise Heather's rigorous approach to trial preparation and management. Heather is recognised in Chambers & Partners as an 'associate to watch' and in Legal 500 as a 'rising star'. Clients describe her as 'excellent and very effective' and praise her for being 'on top of the detail and strategy' (Chambers & Partners 2020).
Having trained and qualified with the firm in 2009, Heather returned to Simmons in December 2014 after gaining experience in the tax litigation practice of a Big 4 accountancy firm.
Heather holds a degree in law from the University of Oxford. She is a regular contributor of articles to Tax Journal.
Provided by Chambers
Recently promoted to partner, Heather Rowlands comes recommended for her ability to advise corporate clients on VAT disputes and tax treaty disputes.
Provided by Chambers
Heather was extremely intelligent and very knowledgeable about anything in tax law we were dealing with.
Heather Rowlands was brilliant - concise, with a clear intuition about what should be done.
Heather makes the process run smoothly and understands how tax litigation works. She provides that advantage that you need.
Heather gives technical input when required. She makes sure that reviews and revision are met.
Heather was extremely intelligent and very knowledgeable about anything in tax law we were dealing with.
Heather Rowlands was brilliant - concise, with a clear intuition about what should be done.
Heather makes the process run smoothly and understands how tax litigation works. She provides that advantage that you need.
Heather gives technical input when required. She makes sure that reviews and revision are met.
