Ranking tables
Tax | Global
UK
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Freshfields 19 Years Ranked
Slaughter and May 19 Years Ranked- Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
- Macfarlanes LLP
Band 2
Band 3
Baker McKenzie 14 Years Ranked
Clifford Chance LLP 19 Years Ranked
CMS 9 Years Ranked
Linklaters 19 Years Ranked
Proskauer Rose LLP 4 Years Ranked
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP 16 Years Ranked- Ashurst
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Latham & Watkins
- Travers Smith LLP
Band 4
Band 5
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 5 Years Ranked
Ropes & Gray LLP 3 Years Ranked- Simmons & Simmons LLP
Band 6
Senior Statespeople
- David Harkness Clifford Chance LLP19 Years Ranked
- Ashley GreenbankMacfarlanes LLP
- Mark BaldwinMacfarlanes LLP
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
James Anderson Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP15 Years Ranked
Jonathan Cooklin Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP15 Years Ranked
Lydia Challen A&O Shearman11 Years Ranked- Michael Lane Slaughter and May5 Years Ranked
Yash Rupal Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP22 Years Ranked- Helen LethabyLatham & Watkins
Band 2
Alex Jupp Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP5 Years Ranked
Brenda Coleman Ropes & Gray LLP20 Years Ranked
Jill Gatehouse Freshfields5 Years Ranked
Paul Davison Freshfields15 Years Ranked
Sandy Bhogal Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP11 Years Ranked- Adam BlakemoreCadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Isaac Zailer Private Individual Master Record
Band 3
- Dominic Robertson Slaughter and May5 Years Ranked
- Dominic Stuttaford Norton Rose Fulbright15 Years Ranked
- Gareth Miles Slaughter and May8 Years Ranked
- Lynne Walkington Linklaters15 Years Ranked
May Smith Freshfields3 Years Ranked
Peter Clements Freshfields5 Years Ranked- Richard Ward Debevoise & Plimpton LLP13 Years Ranked
Timothy Lowe Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP4 Years Ranked- Karl MahLatham & Watkins
- Nick ThorntonFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
- Sophie Donnithorne-TaitMacfarlanes LLP
Band 4
- Aaron Fairhurst CMS3 Years Ranked
- Andrew Howard Ropes & Gray LLP3 Years Ranked
Arun K Birla Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP11 Years Ranked
Charles Yorke A&O Shearman3 Years Ranked- James Morgan Kirkland & Ellis International LLP3 Years Ranked
- Karen Hughes Hogan Lovells16 Years Ranked
Oliver Walker Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP3 Years Ranked- Robert Gaut Proskauer Rose LLP10 Years Ranked
- Russell Jacobs Milbank LLP15 Years Ranked
Stephen Pevsner Proskauer Rose LLP3 Years Ranked- Ben JonesEversheds Sutherland
- Natasha KayeCooley LLP
- Nick CronkshawSimmons & Simmons LLP
- Paul MillerAshurst
- Richard SultmanCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Sean FinnLatham & Watkins
- Simon SkinnerLatham & Watkins
- Stuart SinclairEY Law
Band 5
Benjamin Fryer Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP3 Years Ranked- Chris Davies Clifford Chance LLP5 Years Ranked
Christopher Harrison A&O Shearman6 Years Ranked
David Irvine Goodwin3 Years Ranked- Eloise Walker Pinsent Masons3 Years Ranked
- James Ross Taylor Wessing LLP3 Years Ranked
Jenny Doak Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP3 Years Ranked
Jiten Tank Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP3 Years Ranked- John Dunlop DAC Beachcroft LLP3 Years Ranked
- Kate Habershon Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP1 Years Ranked
- Mark Joscelyne CMS14 Years Ranked
- Matthew Hodkin Norton Rose Fulbright3 Years Ranked
Matthew Mortimer Mayer Brown International LLP3 Years Ranked
Oliver Currall Sidley Austin LLP3 Years Ranked- Patrick O'Gara Baker McKenzie1 Years Ranked
- Peita Menon NaMa Capital1 Years Ranked
- Philip Harle Hogan Lovells3 Years Ranked
Will Smith White & Case LLP3 Years Ranked- David WilsonCooley LLP
- Gary R RichardsMishcon de Reya LLP
- Hannah ManningTravers Smith LLP
- Jeremy MoncrieffMacfarlanes LLP
- Kevin CummingsMcDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
- Martin ShahSimmons & Simmons LLP
- Mavnick NerwalKirkland & Ellis International LLP
- Nicholas GardnerAshurst
- Peter AbbottKirkland & Ellis International LLP
- Russell WarrenTravers Smith LLP
Up and Coming
- Christopher Agnoli Ropes & Gray LLP1 Years Ranked
Dominic Foulkes Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP1 Years Ranked
Sarah Lindley Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP1 Years Ranked
Serena Lee Akin3 Years Ranked
Simon Letherman A&O Shearman1 Years Ranked- Deepesh UpadhyayEversheds Sutherland
- Helen MackeyEversheds Sutherland
- Madeline GowlettTravers Smith LLP
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 FreshfieldsTax2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedFreshfields is renowned as a key player in major tax matters on behalf of its impressive client base. It provides a full suite of services in areas including finance, TMT, real estate and energy. The team is noted for its corporate tax expertise as well as for its work in the private equity sphere. It stands out for its ability to advise on cross-border tax issues.1 Slaughter and MayTax2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedSlaughter and May is a premier firm that is distinguished for the advice its tax team provides on private and public M&A. The team has additional experience in sophisticated financial transactions and general advisory work. Its noteworthy clientele is formed of multinational banks, corporates and insurance companies. The team also regularly advises the UK government and other public sector bodies on tax policy.
Band 2
2 A&O ShearmanTax2024 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedAllen & Overy has a strong reputation across a broad range of corporate tax work including matters relating to M&A, capital markets and real estate. The team is renowned for its work with both banks and corporations on domestic and cross-border matters. Its large international network allows the team to service clients at a global level.
Band 3
3 Baker McKenzieTax2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedThe tax team is able to utilise Baker McKenzie's worldwide footprint to advise on high-value matters for global corporations. It has a proven track record in a wide range of corporate tax matters including M&A, restructurings and joint ventures. Also adept at advising on transfer pricing concerns as well as indirect tax. Broad sector expertise including finance, technology and media.3 Clifford Chance LLPTax2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedClifford Chance has a prominent tax group that regularly advises on big-ticket work for a diverse client base. The team has a full-service tax offering and can assist with everything from corporate transactions to restructuring and fund-related tax issues. The team works with a wide range of multinational clients from industries including banking and financial services, investment management and real estate.3 CMSTax2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedCMS represents an impressive roster of high-profile clients spanning a broad array of industries. It has an enviable breadth of sector expertise, with particular strength in real estate, media, technology and private equity. The tax group regularly advises on both domestic and international transactional and tax structuring matters.3 LinklatersTax2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedLinklaters is held in high regard for its capable handling of high-profile corporate transactions both in the UK and internationally. The tax team has a breadth of experience and knowledge covering areas such as M&A, financing and restructuring. Clients hail from a broad range of sectors including finance and energy.3 Proskauer Rose LLPTax2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedProskauer Rose houses a well-regarded tax practice which is noted for its expertise in investment fund tax matters. In that space, the team works with leading sponsors on fund structuring across a range of asset classes. It regularly acts on cross-border issues, especially those requiring advice on US tax. It also advises clients across a range of corporate matters including M&A, private equity and restructuring.3 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLPTax2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedSkadden focuses on advising clients on the tax elements of public M&A, especially those deals involving US tax issues. The team also works with clients on private equity deals and is highly proficient in cross-border transactions thanks to its established global network of offices. The tax team is experienced in acting for clients within the real estate, finance and technology sectors.
Band 4
4 Debevoise & Plimpton LLPTax2024 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedDebevoise & Plimpton's tax team is recognised for the strength of its funds-related work, regularly advising well-known asset managers on fund structuring and on investments and sales. The team is well placed to handle complex UK-US cross-border tax considerations as it contains US tax experts on the ground in London.
4 Hogan LovellsTax2024 | Band 4 | 19 Years RankedHogan Lovells has a strong reputation for its experience advising on the full range of corporate tax matters, including M&A and capital markets. The tax team is notable for its transfer pricing expertise as well as its work on SDLT. Its clients are drawn from a wide range of sectors including healthcare, real estate, finance and pharmaceuticals.
4 Norton Rose FulbrightTax2024 | Band 4 | 19 Years RankedThe team at Norton Rose has extensive experience advising on a wide array of domestic and international tax matters including M&A activity, restructurings and refinancings. The team is able to advise on large, multi-jurisdictional matters through its large network of international offices, and it is noted for its diverse practice, which encompasses energy, telecommunications, and real estate and infrastructure expertise.
4 Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLPTax2024 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedWeil's tax team is proficient in advising on a comprehensive range of corporate tax matters including M&A, securitisations, private equity deals and restructurings. It works on behalf of an impressive client roster, covering industries such as banking, financial services and energy, and has extensive experience advising on cross-border transactions.
Band 5
5 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldTax2024 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedAkin is best recognised for its tax advice on large restructuring mandates as well as its work in the investment funds space. Bondholders and other creditors come to the team for its ability to advise on cross-border tax issues, and investment fund clients seek the firm out for its ability to advise on fund structuring, as well as for advice on investments and disposals. The team also handles more general corporate and finance tax matters for blue-chip clients.5 Ropes & Gray LLPTax2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedInternational tax matters are at the core of Ropes & Gray's practice, with standout expertise in US taxation. The team has significant experience providing advice to private equity groups on mergers, acquisitions, investments and joint ventures, among other areas.
Band 6
6 DLA Piper LLPTax2024 | Band 6 | 13 Years RankedDLA Piper acts for an impressive set of clients including financial institutions and UK and international corporates. The team has extensive experience in relation to both direct and indirect tax matters, notably advising on real estate-related mandates as well as on VAT. Transfer pricing is another noted area of strength.
6 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPTax2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedGibson Dunn’s London tax team has a strong reputation for advising household-name corporates and alternative asset managers on difficult tax issues. Those clients seek the team out for advice on high-value M&A and financing deals. The firm is particularly noted for international tax matters and cross-border transactions or investments.
6 Greenberg Traurig, LLPTax2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig is best known for its real estate expertise, and the London tax team regularly advises clients on real estate transactions and on investment fund structuring. The team also advises clients on corporate taxation relating to M&A and financing transactions.
6 Paul Hastings (Europe) LLPTax2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedPaul Hastings' tax team has a growing reputation in the London market. The group has many strings to its bow and is as comfortable advising on credit fund structuring as on capital markets or private equity transactions. It has an impressive client base that includes leading US-headquartered asset managers.
6 Pinsent MasonsTax2024 | Band 6 | 4 Years RankedPinsent Masons represents clients from the energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors in a full range of direct and indirect tax concerns. The team enjoys a sound profile for its skilled representation of clients in complex domestic and international matters, with particular expertise in advising on M&A-related tax.