27 May 2013

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David Harkness

David Harkness

Title
Partner, Global Head of Tax, Pensions and Employment
Office
Clifford Chance, London | View map
Practice
Tax
Sector
Banks, Healthcare, life sciences & chemicals, Insurance, Transport & logistics
Publications
24

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+442070068949

Experience and career history

David  Harkness specialises in corporate and finance tax, advising on the taxation aspects of a wide variety of mergers and acquisitions, corporate, commercial and financing transactions including domestic and international joint ventures, corporate restructuring and international tax planning.  David is also experienced in advising on tax disputes.

David is regularly ranked in the Top Band of Tax Lawyers (Chambers & Partners, Legal 500) in the UK and is consistently seen as a leading individual.

Sheffield University (LLB Law) 1986
Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales 1989
Joined Clifford Chance 1987
Partner since 1996
Global Head of Tax, Pensions and Employment  and member of the Firm's Management Committee since 2006

David is regularly ranked in the Top Band of Tax Lawyers (Chambers & Partners, Legal 500) in the UK and is consistently seen as a leading individual.

Citations and awards

  • "David Harkness heads the firm's global tax group, and is widely recognised as one of the most outstanding individuals in the market. He was a key figure in the team's advice to Citigroup on its purchase of EMI. "

Chambers UK 2013, Tax

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