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.

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'Aurell Taussig has a complementary working style to Michael Hunt in the tax disputes team - he provides technical reassurance.'

Key clients

AbbVie Inc.
Aberdeen Standard Life
Acacia Research Corporation
Ahren LP
Allianz Real Estate GmbH
Amundi (UK) Limited
Antin
Ardonagh Group
Argent (Property Development) Services Limited
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
Associated British Foods plc
Atlassian Corporation Plc
Baillie Gifford
Balance Legal Capital
Berkeley Homes
Bharti
BHP Group Limited
Big Society Capital Limited
BioPharma Credit Plc
Blackrock
Blue Motor Finance Limited
BP
Bridgestone Corporation
British American Tobacco PLC
Brookfield Property Partners LP
Brookgate Land Limited
Cabot Square Capital
CalEnergy
Canada Life
Canary Wharf Group Plc
Capital & Counties Properties Plc
Certares Management LLC
Chargeurs
Chevron
Citibank
Copenhagen Infrastructure New Markets Fund
CPP Investment Board
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Dorrington Plc
EDF
ENI
Ferrexpo plc
Fidelio Capital AB
Findlay Park Partners LLP
Gazeley
Gazprom
General Mills
Goldman Sachs International
Hammerson Plc
Hermes Fund Managers Limited
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
Iberdrola S.A.
Impilo AB
Inchcape
Iluka Resources
Impact Oil & Gas AGC Limited
Israel Chemical Limited (ICL)
Johnson Matthey Plc
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
King's College London
Korea Investment Corporation
KPMG LLP
Lazard Group
LCR Limited
Lend Lease Corporation Limited
LendInvest BTL Limited
Marex Plc
Marsfields Limited
Mercuria Energy Group
National Grid Plc
Newen Studios
Nuveen
OneWeb Communications
Patria Finance Limited
Pearson Plc
Pension Insurance Corporation Plc
Pension Protection Fund
Perenco UK Limited
Phoenix Group Holdings Plc
Polar Capital
Prisma Capital
Qatar Investment Authority
ReAssure Limited
Resolution Re
Respira International Limited
Royal London
Saga Plc
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
Sky Plc
Societe Generale
SoftBank Corporation
St. James Edinburgh Unit Trust
Sustainable Development Capital LLC
The British Land Company Plc
The McConnell Foundation
Thomas Lloyd Group Limited
TP ICAP plc
Transport for London / London Underground Limited
Tryg A/S
Tullow Oil
TSB Bank plc
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Vantage Capital Markets LLP
VMED O2 UK Limited
Weir Group Plc
Wesfarmers
Willis Towers Watson
Wisetech Global Ltd
Woodside Energy Ltd

Work highlights

Advising British Land on the tax aspects of its new development at Canada Water.
Advising Capital & Counties Properties on its recommended £3.5 billion all-share merger with Shaftesbury Plc.
Advising Inchcape plc, the leading independent multi-brand global automotive distributor, on its business combination to acquire Derco, the largest independent automotive distributor in Latin America, for a cash and share consideration valuing Derco at £1.3 billion on a debt free, cash free basis.

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