Working closely with the firm’s corporate and real estate practices, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP’s corporate tax group acts for multinational companies, family-owned businesses, and public authorities. Praised by clients for its ability to provide ‘straightforward, transparent advice,’ the team’s expertise spans advising on the tax aspects of corporate and property transactions, tax liability, and alternative tax structures, including cross-border instructions. Jeremy Smith heads up the team and takes point on employee incentive arrangements, share incentive schemes, and general transactional tax mandates.
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‘What Womble Bond Dickinson do exceptionally well is how they work with clients. When working on complex projects, they were excellent at explaining concepts in a way that was easy to understand and relevant. The projects we worked on required a high degree of collaboration with a number of teams and Womble Bond Dickinson led the project in a very inclusive way.'
‘The individuals we worked with asked insightful thoughtful questions and would go outside their immediate remit to ensure the project was being carried out to the highest standards.'
- 'I really valued their support and when we worked together I valued how much care and attention they gave to the project, it didn't feel like just another deal being made.'
‘One of the unique factors of the firm is that the team you work with becomes part of your team and act as true advisors sometimes outside of the normal scope of legal advice.’
‘Jeremy Smith has been a key advisor to the business for its 13 years and his tax knowledge and ability to provide moral support to the business and input into key decisions has been invaluable.'
‘Womble Bond Dickinson provide a bespoke service with a good grasp of the commercial requirements of farmers, landowners and estates.’
‘Straightforward, transparent advice.’
Kernmandanten
- LDC
- REG Power Management
- Quilter
- Grainger
- Resource Group
- EnAppSys
Highlight-Mandate
- Acted for the shareholders of EnAppSys Limited, a data and analytics provider to the European energy market, on its sale, in January 2023, to Montel AS, a Norwegian provider of energy and electricity market information.
- Acted for the majority shareholders of Drummond Central Limited, a creating agency based in the North East, on its sale, in April 2023, to an employee ownership trust.
- Acted for Warner Leisure (through its Bourne Leisure division) in relation to its acquisition of two companies owning and operating hotels at Forest of Arden and Dalmahoy.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Praxisleitung
Jeremy Smith