Leading contentious tax lawyer to join firm's tax practice in London.
Clifford Chance has announced that Liesl Fichardt, a market-leading contentious tax lawyer, is to join the firm's highly-rated Tax Practice in London.
Liesl, currently head of the Contentious Tax practice at BLP, has considerable court and tribunal experience both in the UK and internationally, having practised as a tax barrister for 13 years before joining Dorsey & Whitney in 2006, where she advised on a number of high profile litigation cases. She moved to BLP in 2008.
David Harkness, Global Head of Clifford Chance's Tax, Pensions and Employment Practice, said: "The current tax environment is becoming ever more complex for large organisations as they face greater amounts of legislation, including the General Anti Avoidance Rule, an enhanced disclosure regime and shifting public and government expectations. As a result we are seeing increasing demand from clients for advice and help on resolving their tax disputes and we expect this to be an area that will continue to grow for the Firm's market leading practice."
