Ceinwen Rees > Kirkland & Ellis International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Offices
30 ST MARY AXE
LONDON
EC3A 8AF
England
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Ceinwen Rees
Work Department
Tax
Position
Ceinwen Rees is a tax partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She is widely recognized as a leading UK tax lawyer, combining her extensive market knowledge with legal and tax technical experience. Ceinwen advises on a broad range of complex tax and structuring matters with a particular focus on advising investment fund managers across their life cycle, from fundraising to deployment and realization.
Career
2024 to present Kirkland & Ellis International LLP; 2018-2023 Macfarlanes; 2013-2018 Debevoise & Plimpton; 2009-2013 Slaughter and May; 2007–2009 Macfarlanes
Education
University of Oxford (M.Sc., Taxation); BPP Law School (LPC); University of Cambridge (M.A. (Cantab), Law)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
(Leading partners)Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is noted for its strength advising investment funds and private equity firms, covering the full range of tax matters. The group demonstrates expertise acting both within the UK and internationally. Key names include Mavnick Nerwal, whose specialism is M&A and restructuring work, Alexander Cox, who is a leading name for the structuring of investment funds, and private equity expert Peter Abbott. Ceinwen Rees, who joined the group in January 2024 from Macfarlanes LLP, is ‘a real talent’, with strength in investment funds tax. James Morgan, whose practice covers corporate transactions and financings, also joined in 2024, shifting from Linklaters LLP. Frixos Hatjantonas covers tax matters relating to M&A, debt financing, and private fund formation, among other issues.
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
(Firms to watch)Kirkland & Ellis International LLP‘s contentious offering has seen notable growth in 2024, with the additions of James Morgan, from Linklaters, and Ceinwen Rees, formerly of Macfarlanes LLP.
Lawyer Rankings
- Firms to watch London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate tax London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > TMT
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium