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Claire Hawley

Claire Hawley

Senior Counsel – Knowledge

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Claire is a senior counsel – knowledge in the Tax & Incentives group. She has specialised in corporate tax law since 2000, advising on the tax aspects of M&A, banking & finance, IP and real estate transactions. Claire is now responsible for all areas of knowledge management, providing technical legal support to her team and other practice areas across the firm. She has a particular focus on delivering thought leadership and keeping both internal and external clients abreast of developments in the ever-changing world of tax law. Claire is also the firm's expert on the UK's implementation of DAC 6, co-ordinating the compliance project with the Risk and IT teams.  

Claire has over 15 years of experience as a Knowledge Lawyer, prior to which she practised as a transactional and advisory tax lawyer at both UK and US firms.

 

 

 

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CV

Since 2022 Senior counsel - knowledge, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2022 Senior professional support lawyer, Taylor Wessing
2007 - 2018 Senior knowledge lawyer, Hogan Lovells
2004 - 2007 Associate attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
2000 - 2004 Assistant solicitor, Lovells
2000 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1998 LPC, College of Law
1997 LLB Hons, University of Leicester

Career

Since 2022 Senior counsel - knowledge, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2022 Senior professional support lawyer, Taylor Wessing
2007 - 2018 Senior knowledge lawyer, Hogan Lovells
2004 - 2007 Associate attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
2000 - 2004 Assistant solicitor, Lovells

Education

2000 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1998 LPC, College of Law
1997 LLB Hons, University of Leicester

Memberships & Associations

City Tax PSL network

Additional languages

English

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