Tax litigation & disputes

Clifford Chance's team of multi-disciplinary lawyers pool cross-border knowledge and experience. Our core team consists of tax lawyers, litigators, arbitration experts and in-house forensic accountants.

With taxpayers facing an increasingly hostile and complex environment and with many disputes having a global dimension, Clifford Chance is uniquely well-placed to provide a comprehensive service to its clients.

We offer a practical and varied solutions-based approach to tax disputes work. We work closely with our clients to identify and deal with potential threats to their business. We seek the most cost effective solutions to tax challenges, keeping in mind the need to avoid setting a precedent for a business or appearing an easy target.

Our experience includes:

• settlement of big ticket and high value matters
• tax litigation before national and international courts and specialist tax tribunals
• advising on "dawn raids" by tax authorities; settling transfer pricing disputes
• advising on information requests and investigations from tax authorities
• advising on Tax Treaty Disputes