Corporate Tax

Partner - Head of Corporate Tax

Karl is a Partner and Head of Corporate Tax. He qualified as a Solicitor in September 2002 and joined Birketts in July 2014. He specialises in business taxation and advises a wide range of clients including companies, entrepreneurs and not for profit organisations in relation to their tax affairs. He enjoys the variety that his role brings: whether this variety derives from the tax issue in question, the nature of the transaction itself or the client he is acting for. In particular, Karl regularly advises on mergers and acquisitions and has been involved in numerous transactions over the years, including many high value deals whilst at Birketts. He also advises companies in relation to reconstructions and demergers and has an underlying aim to achieve his clients’ commercial goals in the most cost-effective and straightforward manner as possible. Karl has a strong track record of advising both employers and employees in relation to tax issues that arise from employment or directorships including, by way of example, the taxation of termination payments and queries relating to employment related securities.

Karl is a member of the firm’s Charities Team and the Public Sector Team, as well as the Strategic Land Team.