Latham & Watkins announced that Serena Lee has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Transactional Tax and Investment Funds Practices. And Lee advises companies, asset managers, and financial institutions on all aspects of corporate tax, with expertise in investment fund work ranging from fund formation and management business structuring, through to structuring acquisitions and disposals of investments.
Lee also has experience in advising on oil and gas tax issues and shareholder activism matters. And her experience spans both private practice and working for His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the UK’s tax authority, where she advised policy teams on the Finance Bill and corporation tax issues.
Lee joins Latham & Watkins from Akin and she received a BA from the University of Oxford before completing her LPC at The College of Law, London.
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“Serena is an extremely talented tax partner, and she will be a fantastic addition to our practice. Her broad experience across a variety of corporate tax and investment funds matters is highly complementary to our existing capabilities in London, and her arrival adds important depth to our already market-leading practice.”
- Ed Barnett, London Office Managing Partner at Latham & Watkins
“Serena’s sophisticated transactional knowledge and technical expertise will be an invaluable asset to our clients. She’s a highly skilled technical practitioner with a stellar reputation for handling complex matters, bringing unique perspectives from private practice and the HMRC. Serena’s addition in London will reinforce our market position as having one of the strongest, most experienced teams in the city.”
- Katharine Moir, Global Chair of the firm’s Tax Department
“Latham is globally renowned for its expertise in advising fund sponsors and investors across a broad spectrum of sophisticated international transactions and fundraisings. Serena has been at the forefront of the practice and adds further expertise to our top-tier investment funds team. As deals continue to grow in sophistication and complexity, we are thrilled to add a practitioner of Serena’s stature to our practice and excited about the synergies with our private capital, investment funds, capital markets, and acquisition finance practices.”
- Tom Evans, Global Vice Chair of Latham’s Private Equity & Investment Funds Practice
