LAWYER PROFILE

Yash Rupal

Europe 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Tax

19 years ranked

About

Provided by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Europe

Practice Areas

Head of Simpson Thacher’s U.K. Tax Practice, Yash Rupal represents a broad range of U.K. and international corporate clients, financial institutions, investment funds, hedge funds, asset managers and their respective executives on complicated, often cross-border, mergers and acquisitions, investment funds structuring and tax planning matters. He also advises extensively on tax disputes, tax litigation and HMRC enquiries. Yash has more than 30 years of tax experience.

Career

Linklaters (Partner, 1996-2020); Partner at Simpson Thacher since 2020.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Tax - UK

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Yash Rupal is the head of the UK tax practice at Simpson Thacher. He advises private equity clients on complex fund structuring, as well as on their transactional work.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Yash has a brilliant mind with the ability to distil the complicated into the simple. He is also a skilled tactician, bringing about results you never thought possible. He’s the best in his game.
TaxChambers European Guide
Yash is the pre-eminent tax adviser in the UK. His extensive experience in so many complex areas of UK tax marks Yash out as the go-to tax adviser.
TaxChambers European Guide
Yash is the tax adviser you want on your side.
TaxChambers European Guide
Yash is a brilliant lawyer. He is intensely clever, always no-nonsense and always bang on.
TaxChambers European Guide