Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has bolstered its Tax
Practice with the addition of Sophie
Allen as a new shareholder in the firm's London office and co-chair of the London Tax
Practice.
LONDON, May 23, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has
bolstered its Tax Practice with the addition of Sophie Allen as a new shareholder in the firm's
London office and co-chair of the
London Tax Practice. Allen joins from Morrison & Foerster.
Allen's practice focuses on the UK and international tax aspects
of private equity and mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
transactions. Having operated in the private equity sector for 24
years as both a tax lawyer and tax accountant, she advises private
equity houses and corporates on all tax aspects of the transaction
cycle, including both investments and divestments, and works
closely with principals, management, and their advisers. Her advice
includes restructuring, debt finance, and capital markets
transactions as well as fund, carry, management incentive, and
co-investment arrangements. Prior to Morrison & Foerster, Allen
was a partner and spent nine years at Kirkland & Ellis, and had
six years as a transaction tax partner at EY.
"We're delighted to have Sophie join our team in London. Her strong track record within the
private equity and M&A spheres aligns perfectly with the needs
of our clients undertaking domestic and international acquisitions,
mergers, joint ventures, and other transactional activity. Her
appointment supports our tax team's aim to develop deep specialisms
in areas core to our practice and will help to further develop our
tax offering across our international offices. Alongside
Shareholder Clive Jones, Sophie will
serve as co-chair of the London Tax Practice. I would also like to
thank Graham Iversen for his years
of service in that role," Greenberg Traurig Executive Chairman
Richard A. Rosenbaum said.
"Sophie brings a wealth of experience advising on all tax
aspects of the transaction cycle to further enhance our global
corporate tax offering," added Fiona
Adams, London managing
shareholder and co-chair of the Global Corporate Practice. "A
partner of her calibre and technical ability, with 24 years'
experience operating at the top of the market, is a great addition
to the practice, building on our recent growth in London and enabling us to provide a
full-service, multidisciplinary offering to our international
client base."
"Greenberg Traurig's depth of experience in cross-border
transactional work, geographic reach, and premier client base
provides an ideal foundation to grow my own practice," Allen said.
"I am excited to join the London
team and look forward to working closely with the firm's global
Private Equity, M&A, and other transactional practices."
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than
2750 attorneys in 47 locations in the
United States, Europe and
the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI "Highly
Recommended Law Firm" for superior client service and is
consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ
500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The
Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices
with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource
Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the
U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for
its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web:
http://www.gtlaw.com.
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