Experience

Howard Kennedy LLP

• Legal Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Partner

  • May 2021 - Present



Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director

  • Apr 2018 - Present



Berwin Leighton Paisner

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Nov 2009 - Present

  Focusing on international wealth structuring, tax and succession planning for private clients, their families and businesses. Advising on cross border taxation, governance, succession and trust structures, along with other related matters. Examples include: • advising on tax efficient repatriation of profits; • setting up tax efficient corporate holding structures; • private trust companies and foundations; • other bespoke governance structures; • finance and real estate transactions; • establishing private offshore and onshore collective investment vehicles; • establishment of charitable foundations. Particular experience with Shari’a based planning working closely with a number of Shari’a scholars on developing Shari’a compliant wealth structuring solutions for various clients. Show less



Clifford Chance

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Dec 2002 - Nov 2009

  Senior Tax Associate. Focusing on international and UK tax and succession planning. Advising on wealth structuring, trusts and governance structures and related tax advice on all matters for "ultra high net worth" clients, their families and businesses. Examples include advising on tax efficient repatriation of profits, corporate holding structures, finance, and real estate transactions, establishment of charitable foundations and the like. Particular interest in development of Islamic Finance and assisting to achieve Shari'ah based solutions for clients. Have advised on and been involved in development of Islamic Finance practice; assisting with advice on changes to tax legislation to facilitate sukuk. Advised on corporate and finance transactions and funds including establishing offshore and onshore collective investment vehicles. Show less



Pump Court Tax Chambers

• Pupil Barrister

  • Oct 2001 - Nov 2002

  • Broad mixture of advisory and contentious tax work, in all areas of direct and indirect tax. Pupil Masters included, Julian Ghosh QC, Andrew Hitchmough, Rupert Baldry, David Ewart QC and Giles Goodfellow QC. Also working with other members of chambers including, David Milne QC, Graham Aaronson QC, Michael Conlon QC, John Tallon and Penny Hamilton. • Cases involved in include: Carvill; Lloyds UDT; Morgan Grenfell (House of Lords), Clarke Walker v Sayers, Barclays Mercantile Business Finance, Royal Bank of Scotland v CCE, Greenalls v CCE, Grimm v Newman (Court of Appeal). Attended the House of Lords, Court of Appeal, High Court, Special Commissioners and the Court of Sessions. Show less