LAWYER PROFILE
Karl Mah

Karl Mah

Global 2026

Chambers ranking badge
Chambers ranking badge

Ranked in 1 practice area

About

Provided by Latham & Watkins

Practice Areas

Karl Mah is a partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins and is Chair of the London Tax Department.

He represents a broad range of clients on international tax matters.

He has particular experience advising on the tax aspects of M&A and private equity deals, capital markets offerings, and finance transactions.

Karl received the prestigious Institute Medal and LexisNexis Prize from the Chartered Institute of Taxation for achieving the highest score in the country in the May 2008 Institute examinations, which are considered to be the ‘gold standard’ among tax professionals in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

He is also actively involved in the firm’s inclusion initiatives and has previously served on the firm’s Mentoring, Knowledge Management, and Training and Career Enhancement Committees and as part of the London office’s Asian Lawyer and First Generation Professionals Affinity Groups.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Tax - UK

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Karl Mah is a well-known tax practitioner who impresses with his knowledge and understanding of UK tax matters. He advises a client base that includes corporate groups and asset managers on M&A, private equity deals and capital markets.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Karl is great. He is very intelligent and has a quiet confidence.

    TaxChambers Global Guide
  • Karl is an excellent lawyer.

    TaxChambers Global Guide
  • Karl has technical knowledge across a breadth of transactions and commercial acumen.

    TaxChambers Global Guide

Ranked Individuals at Latham & Watkins (349)

Africa-wide

Belgium

Brazil

China

  • Profile image of Howard Lam
    Howard Lam

    Banking & Finance: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Andrew Bishop
    Andrew Bishop

    Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Posit Laohaphan
    Posit Laohaphan

    Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Derek Chua
    Derek Chua

    Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Raymond Cheng
    Raymond Cheng

    Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Benjamin Su
    Benjamin Su

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Allen Wang
    Allen Wang

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Terris Tang
    Terris Tang

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Daying Zhang
    Daying Zhang

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Hui Xu
    Hui Xu

    Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Simon Cooke
    Simon Cooke

    Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

    View profile
  • Profile image of Frank Sun
    Frank Sun

    Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

    View profile

What success is built on

Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.

Explore thought leadership