Nicola is a partner in our corporate team, specialising in providing corporate tax legal advice on mergers & acquisitions and private equity investments, as well as heading up our share plans practice.
Nicola advises a wide range of clients from founder shareholders and management teams to larger and public companies. Her M&A work is focussed on reducing tax risk for buyers and capturing tax related value for sellers. In the share incentives space, Nicola assists clients in providing share schemes (especially tax efficient ones such as EMI options) to employees and others. Nicola also assists on complex real estate transactions, where advice on taxes such as SDLT, VAT and the construction industry scheme are regular features.
Clients note Nicola is approachable and takes the time to explain technical issues and solutions in practical, commercial terms.
Nicola is a ‘ranked individual’ in Chambers & Partners and has been recognised in Legal 500 as a next generation partner.
Nicola is also qualified in Scotland and serves on the Law Society’s tax committee, contributing to HMRC and Revenue Scotland consultations which shape tax law.
