Ranking tables
Tax | Europe
UK
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 3
Baker McKenzie 15 Years Ranked- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP 18 Years Ranked
Clifford Chance LLP 18 Years Ranked
CMS 8 Years Ranked
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP 18 Years Ranked
Linklaters 18 Years Ranked
Proskauer Rose LLP 5 Years Ranked
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP 18 Years Ranked- Travers Smith LLP
Band 4
Band 5
Band 6
- Cooley LLP 3 Years Ranked
DLA Piper LLP 12 Years Ranked
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 3 Years Ranked
Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3 Years Ranked
Mayer Brown International LLP 7 Years Ranked
McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP 4 Years Ranked
Pinsent Masons LLP 3 Years Ranked
Sidley Austin LLP 10 Years Ranked
Taylor Wessing LLP 1 Years Ranked
Senior Statespeople
- David Harkness Clifford Chance LLP16 Years Ranked
Jonathan Cooklin Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP18 Years Ranked- Ashley GreenbankMacfarlanes LLP
- Mark BaldwinMacfarlanes LLP
Band 1
Helen Lethaby Latham & Watkins16 Years Ranked
James Anderson Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP17 Years Ranked
Jill Gatehouse Freshfields6 Years Ranked
Lydia Challen A&O Shearman13 Years Ranked- Michael Lane Slaughter and May6 Years Ranked
Yash Rupal Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP18 Years Ranked
Band 2
Alex Jupp McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP6 Years Ranked- Dominic Robertson Slaughter and May6 Years Ranked
- Gareth Miles Slaughter and May9 Years Ranked
Paul Davison Freshfields17 Years Ranked
Sandy Bhogal Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP13 Years Ranked- Adam BlakemoreCadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Brenda ColemanRopes & Gray LLP
- Nick ThorntonFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Band 3
Dominic Stuttaford Norton Rose Fulbright15 Years Ranked
Karl Mah Latham & Watkins7 Years Ranked- Lynne Walkington Linklaters14 Years Ranked
May Smith Freshfields3 Years Ranked
Peter Clements Freshfields6 Years Ranked
Timothy Lowe Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP5 Years Ranked- Andrew HowardRopes & Gray LLP
- Richard WardDebevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Sophie Donnithorne-TaitMacfarlanes LLP
Band 4
- Aaron Fairhurst CMS2 Years Ranked
Arun K Birla Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP12 Years Ranked- Ben Jones Eversheds Sutherland2 Years Ranked
Charles Yorke A&O Shearman2 Years Ranked- David Wilson Cooley LLP2 Years Ranked
- James Morgan Kirkland & Ellis International LLP2 Years Ranked
Jenny Doak Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP1 Years Ranked- Jiten Tank Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP2 Years Ranked
- Karen Hughes Hogan Lovells18 Years Ranked
Natasha Kaye Akin6 Years Ranked
Nick Cronkshaw Simmons & Simmons LLP16 Years Ranked
Oliver Currall Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP2 Years Ranked
Oliver Walker Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP3 Years Ranked
Patrick O'Gara Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP2 Years Ranked- Richard Sultman Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP2 Years Ranked
Robert Gaut Proskauer Rose LLP8 Years Ranked- Russell Jacobs Milbank LLP12 Years Ranked
Sean Finn Latham & Watkins15 Years Ranked- Simon Skinner Latham & Watkins8 Years Ranked
Stephen Pevsner Proskauer Rose LLP2 Years Ranked
Band 5
Aurell Taussig Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP1 Years Ranked
Benjamin Fryer Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP2 Years Ranked- Chris Davies Clifford Chance LLP6 Years Ranked
- Chris Smale Linklaters1 Years Ranked
Christopher Harrison A&O Shearman6 Years Ranked
David Irvine Goodwin2 Years Ranked- Deepesh Upadhyay Eversheds Sutherland1 Years Ranked
Dominic Foulkes Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP1 Years Ranked- Eloise Walker Pinsent Masons2 Years Ranked
- Graham Samuel-Gibbon Taylor Wessing LLP1 Years Ranked
- James Ross Taylor Wessing LLP2 Years Ranked
- John Dunlop DAC Beachcroft LLP2 Years Ranked
Kate Alexander Baker McKenzie1 Years Ranked
Kate Habershon Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP2 Years Ranked
Kevin Cummings McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP2 Years Ranked- Mark Joscelyne CMS14 Years Ranked
Martin Shah Simmons & Simmons LLP15 Years Ranked
Matthew Hodkin Norton Rose Fulbright3 Years Ranked
Matthew Legg Baker McKenzie1 Years Ranked
Matthew Mortimer Mayer Brown International LLP2 Years Ranked- Mavnick Nerwal Kirkland & Ellis International LLP3 Years Ranked
Nicholas Gardner Ashurst2 Years Ranked- Peter Abbott Kirkland & Ellis International LLP2 Years Ranked
Sarah Lindley Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP1 Years Ranked
Serena Lee Latham & Watkins1 Years Ranked- Stuart Sinclair EY Law15 Years Ranked
Will Smith White & Case LLP2 Years Ranked- Gregory PriceMacfarlanes LLP
- Hannah ManningTravers Smith LLP
- Jeremy MoncrieffMacfarlanes LLP
Up and Coming
- Alexei Franks Linklaters1 Years Ranked
- Helen Mackey Eversheds Sutherland1 Years Ranked
Jason Menzies Sidley Austin LLP1 Years Ranked
Matthew Durward-Thomas Akin1 Years Ranked
Sarah Gabbai McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP1 Years Ranked
Simon Letherman Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP1 Years Ranked- Christopher AgnoliRopes & Gray LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 FreshfieldsTax2025 | Band 1 | 18 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 Kirkland & Ellis International LLPTax2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedKirkland & Ellis has a well-rounded practice with strength in investment fund structuring, restructuring and insolvency, and private equity transactions. Leading global asset managers form the main part of its client base, and the team regularly advises these clients on cross-border tax issues.
1 Slaughter and MayTax2025 | Band 1 | 18 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 ShearmanTax2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedA&O Shearman 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.
2 AshurstTax2025 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedAshurst is well reputed in the tax sphere for major transactional work and for acting on cross-border advisory matters. The team has broad expertise, which includes advice to asset managers on fund structuring, assistance with the tax aspects of high-value real estate transactions, and tax advice on large M&A mandates. It counts alternative asset managers and multinational corporations among its clientele.
2 Latham & WatkinsTax2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedThe tax team at Latham & Watkins advises on the full range of corporate tax work. In particular, the group stands out for its transactional work, regularly assisting clients with M&A, private equity and capital markets transactions. Notable for its ability to handle cross-border mandates, especially those with a US element.
Band 3
3 Baker McKenzieTax2025 | Band 3 | 15 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 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPTax2025 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedBCLP is highlighted for its coverage and commercial knowledge of tax matters for corporate clients. It has an excellent track record in the real estate space, representing property investors in both UK and cross-border deals. The team has additional expertise in real estate fund-related tax matters such as joint venture structuring. It is also notable for its ability to advise clients on their M&A activity.3 Clifford Chance LLPTax2025 | Band 3 | 18 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 CMSTax2025 | Band 3 | 8 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 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLPTax2025 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedHerbert Smith Freehills represents clients in a comprehensive range of direct and indirect tax matters, with experience in areas such as M&A, real estate and investment funds. It has notable experience advising clients from the energy and financial services sectors, including a large number of FTSE-listed companies. The team handles contentious and non-contentious matters both in the UK and internationally.3 LinklatersTax2025 | Band 3 | 18 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 LLPTax2025 | Band 3 | 5 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) LLPTax2025 | Band 3 | 18 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 Eversheds SutherlandTax2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedEversheds Sutherland has particular strengths in assisting clients with the tax aspects of regulated investment funds, especially those focused on the real estate sector. The team has additional proficiency advising on a full range of indirect tax matters, domestic and international M&A, and joint ventures, as well as tax risk insurance. It acts for both UK-based and international clients, with notable expertise in industries including engineering, finance, retail and energy.
4 GoodwinTax2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedThe tax team at Goodwin is well known for advising on high-value M&A and investment fund structuring. Its clients are drawn from a range of areas, but the lawyers excel when working with those in the real estate and life sciences spaces. International tax issues are a strength, and the team is well placed to advise on these because of its global network of offices.
4 Hogan LovellsTax2025 | Band 4 | 17 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 FulbrightTax2025 | Band 4 | 18 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, real estate and infrastructure expertise.
4 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPTax2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedSimpson Thacher & Bartlett stands out for its expertise in investment fund-related tax and counts leading asset managers among its client base. The group works for those same clients on the tax aspects of corporate and capital markets transactions.
4 Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLPTax2025 | Band 4 | 16 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 AkinTax2025 | Band 5 | 6 Years RankedAkin is best recognised for its tax advice on large restructuring mandates as well as its work in the investment fund 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 Paul Hastings (Europe) LLPTax2025 | Band 5 | 2 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.
5 Simmons & Simmons LLPTax2025 | Band 5 | 18 Years RankedSimmons & Simmons's tax team advises clients on all manner of direct and indirect tax concerns. The team works with clients from the energy, financial services, media and telecoms sectors, and is notable for its work on cross-border tax structuring mandates as well as for its leading work on fund and asset management-related tax advice. It is able to offer a full-service offering with additional contentious tax capabilities.
Band 6
6 Cooley LLPTax2025 | Band 6 | 3 Years RankedCooley advises technology and life sciences clients on a broad range of corporate and financing tax issues. The team's client base is broad and includes startups and established companies, as well as investment funds. As well as UK tax expertise, the team has demonstrated strength working on US tax issues.6 DLA Piper LLPTax2025 | Band 6 | 12 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 LLPTax2025 | Band 6 | 3 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, LLPTax2025 | Band 6 | 3 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 Mayer Brown International LLPTax2025 | Band 6 | 7 Years RankedMayer Brown has a notable UK tax practice that advises clients on all manner of corporate tax issues. The group regularly works on the tax elements of M&A, financing transactions or real estate deals.
6 McDermott Will & Emery UK LLPTax2025 | Band 6 | 4 Years RankedMcDermott Will & Emery houses a growing tax team that is establishing a reputation for its corporate tax work. M&A and restructuring are two areas of strength for the team.6 Pinsent Masons LLPTax2025 | Band 6 | 3 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.6 Sidley Austin LLPTax2025 | Band 6 | 10 Years RankedSidley Austin advises corporates and investment funds on tax issues. The team regularly works on acquisitions and fund structuring.
6 Taylor Wessing LLPTax2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedTaylor Wessing is well known for its tax work with clients in the life sciences, real estate and technology sectors. The team regularly works on transactional tax issues relating to corporate and real estate deals.