Mr William Arrenberg > Herbert Smith Freehills LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
EXCHANGE HOUSE
PRIMROSE STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2EG
England

Living Wage

Work Department

Corporate Tax

Position

Head of Tax – Partner

Career

William is the global head of the tax group with broad expertise in the real estate, energy and corporate tax spheres.

He advises on high value structured real estate transactions, property developments and property finance arrangements across the whole range of real estate asset classes. He has a particular specialism in REIT taxation, advising a number of the UK’s largest REITS across a range of issues.

He also has extensive experience across a wide range of corporate tax and structuring matters, with a particular focus on oil and gas related transactions. William is a regular contributor to tax publications and journals. He also speaks frequently at external events on a range of subjects, including in relation to real estate joint ventures and structuring more generally.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has a strong focus on the real estate, investment funds, and financial sectors, and it advises clients on the tax elements of UK and cross-border M&A and energy transactions, private equity mandates, and restructurings, as well as providing representation in tax disputes. William Arrenberg sits at the helm of the firm’s global tax practice and is especially skilled in VAT and SDLT matters regarding real estate transactions. Other key members of the team include corporate tax specialist Howard MurrayCasey Dalton, who has expertise in VAT work in the charity and not-for-profit sector, and Isaac Zailer, who has experience in both UK and international tax mandates regarding asset management.

London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax

(Leading individuals)

William ArrenbergHerbert Smith Freehills LLP

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP fields a team with expertise in commercial transactions, tax disputes, and tax strategic and advisory work. Team lead and global tax practice head William Arrenberg specialises in real estate taxation, and advises on the full range of transactions across all real estate asset classes. Howard Murray‘s practice includes non-contentious insurance, structured finance, and M&A, while experienced practitioner Isaac Zailer handles a range of transactional, advisory, and contentious work. Investment funds specialist Aurell Taussig, real estate and funds expert Casey Dalton, and Josh Lom, who made partner in 2022, are key names.