Tax
Our award-winning Tax practice offers clients a complete multi-jurisdictional tax advisory service, working closely with other practice areas to advise on the corporate tax implications of transactions and strategies. This means that the range of deals and the variety of work to which the Tax department is exposed is perhaps the greatest of any department in the firm. You will learn not only about the work done by the Tax department but also about the work of other departments. With over half of our lawyers based outside the UK, you are certain to be working with international colleagues and clients on a regular basis.
Work in the Tax department is perhaps some of the most engaging, technical and challenging that you will be given. It is highly varied and can include attending client meetings, researching legal and commercial matters, attending conferences with counsel, reviewing and drafting tax clauses and preparing letters and applications to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
Recently we have advised HBOS on its £12.2 billion merger with Lloyds TSB Group plc, the most high-profile transaction in the UK banking sector for a number of years; Nationwide Building Society on its part-acquisition of Dunfermline Building Society, the first acquisition to be completed under the Banking Act 2009; and Beazley Group plc, a global specialist insurance and reinsurance group, on its intention to redomicile to Ireland.
You can find more information about the Tax practice area on the main Allen & Overy website.