Latham Adds Senior Tax Partner in London
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Simon Skinner will join the firm’s London office as a partner in the Tax Department. Skinner advises clients on a variety of complex corporate tax and corporate tax planning matters, including the tax aspects of corporate finance and private equity transactions, public and private M&A, demergers, joint ventures, restructurings, and debt and equity capital markets transactions.
“Simon is a great fit for our practice. His extensive experience steering sophisticated transactions is highly complementary to our market-leading private equity, M&A, finance, capital markets, and restructuring capabilities in London and across Europe,” said Ed Barnett, Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in London. “His arrival adds tremendous depth to our already strong team, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the firm.”
Skinner represents public companies, institutional investors, founders, and management teams across the full spectrum of transactional tax matters. He also counsels individuals and boards on complex tax disputes and other domestic and international tax advisory projects.
“Simon’s broad transactional expertise, know-how, and experience will be a tremendous asset to our clients and align perfectly with our growth strategy,” added Karl Mah, Local Department Chair of the Tax Department in London. “He is widely regarded as one of the city’s most prominent tax practitioners, and he will play a key role in the continued development of our top-tier global practice.”
Katharine Moir, Global Chair of the firm’s Tax Department, added, “Beyond adding a very talented partner to the team, Simon also brings entrepreneurship and excellent commercial acumen, which will support our strategic priorities and the expansion of our practice. He is technically very strong, extremely knowledgeable, and an outstanding team player. His experience advising on innovative domestic and international transactions will enhance our global practice and provide significant value to our clients.”
Skinner joins Latham & Watkins from Travers Smith. He received a BA in Law from the University of Cambridge before completing his LPC at the College of Law.
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Notes to Editors
1Latham & Watkins operates worldwide as a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (USA) with affiliated limited liability partnerships conducting the practice in France, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, and the United Kingdom and as an affiliated partnership conducting the practice in Japan. Latham & Watkins operates in Israel through a limited liability company, in South Korea as a Foreign Legal Consultant Office, and in Saudi Arabia through a limited liability company.