Baker McKenzie

As an experienced VAT practitioner, Mark advises a large number of clients across the financial services industry, with a particular emphasis on banks, fintech and payments businesses, with a deep specialism in card and electronic payments. Mark works with the wider financial services tax practice in addition to Baker McKenzie's financial regulatory and reorganisations teams to advise on structuring and restructurings for financial services groups, particularly as a result of regulatory change or European expansion plans.

In addition, Mark advises clients with tax authority disputes where he helps to defend positions taken, reach settlements or to litigate where necessary.

He also advises on the tax treatment of new products and markets, and also M&A and real estate transactions.

Mark focuses on US, UK and EU regulated groups, VAT disputes and litigation for financial services clients, structuring of intercompany charges, VAT recovery optimization, procurement and outsourcing structures, pan-European advice (new products etc.) and M&A and real estate transactions.