Michael Lane, UK | Chambers Profiles

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Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

1

Band 1

London (Firms)

10 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Tax: Contentious

UK-wide

1 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Michael Lane

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

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Tax - London (Firms)

1

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

4

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

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Michael is technical, yet very clear. He cuts through enormous amounts of technical challenges to find an answer.

Tax respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Michael is a fantastic lawyer.

Tax respondent
Chambers 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: Contentious respondent
Chambers 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: Contentious respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

He's a superstar tax lawyer but also very talented when it comes to understanding people.

Tax: Contentious respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Michael is technical, yet very clear. He cuts through enormous amounts of technical challenges to find an answer.

Tax respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Michael is a fantastic lawyer.

Tax respondent
Chambers 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: Contentious respondent
Chambers 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: Contentious respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

He's a superstar tax lawyer but also very talented when it comes to understanding people.

Tax: Contentious respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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Camilla Sanger

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Competition Law

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Claire Jeffs

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Band 1

2

Isabel Taylor

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Band 2

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Band 4

5

Lisa Wright

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Band 5

Competition Law: Litigation

2

Camilla Sanger

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Band 2

4

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Band 4

Construction: Non-contentious

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Corporate Crime & Investigations

1

Jonathan Cotton

1

Band 1

2

Richard Swallow

2

Band 2

4

Jonathan Clark

4

Band 4

Corporate Finance: Big Ticket

1

Edward Fife

1

Band 1

2

Matthew Tobin

2

Band 2

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Robert Byk

2

Band 2

3

Caroline Phillips

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Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above

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David Johnson

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Eminent Practitioners

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Roland Turnill

E

Eminent Practitioners

2

Simon Nicholls

2

Band 2

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