LAWYER PROFILE

Michael Lane

UK 2026

Slaughter and May

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Tax

London (Firms)

10 years ranked

Tax: Contentious

UK-wide

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Slaughter and May

UK

Practice Areas

Tax

Tax Disputes

Global Investigations

Career

Mike is Head of our Tax practice. He has extensive experience advising domestic and international clients on a wide range of transactions, including public and private M&A, debt and equity capital markets transactions, group reorganisations and structured finance, as well as on contentious matters, such as diverted profits tax and transfer pricing disputes, unallowable purpose challenges and State aid investigations.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tax - London (Firms)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Michael Lane is head of Slaughter and May's tax practice. He has a client base of leading corporate groups and provides support on the complicated tax aspects of large-scale M&A.

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Tax: Contentious - UK-wide

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Michael Lane is head of Slaughter and May's tax practice. He is well known for his corporate tax advice but is also highly capable when advising on contentious matters such as transfer pricing disputes.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Michael is technical, yet very clear. He cuts through enormous amounts of technical challenges to find an answer.
TaxChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Michael is a fantastic lawyer.
TaxChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Michael is a highly skilled lawyer who brings to the table deep expertise and creative, practical, problem-solving ability. He is extremely responsive, client-focused and commercially savvy.
Tax: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
He has encyclopedic tax knowledge and a pragmatic and commercial approach, and he's a pleasure to deal with.
Tax: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
He's a superstar tax lawyer but also very talented when it comes to understanding people.
Tax: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession