Jill Gatehouse
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Tax
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About
Provided by Jill Gatehouse
Practice Areas
Jill has an international corporate tax practice, largely focussed on the tax aspects of corporate and finance transactions and related advisory work. Jill advises a range of different types of client (including multi-national listed and unlisted groups, private equity and real estate investors) and works across a variety of sectors and industries.
Her work includes public and private M&A, joint ventures, equity and debt issuances, returns of capital, demergers, real estate investment and refinancings. Jill has particular experience of transactions involving multiple jurisdictions, tax issues for individual investors or regulatory considerations.
Career
Jill joined Freshfields in 2000, became a partner in 2010, and was appointed head of the global tax practice in May 2023.
Chambers Review
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Jill Gatehouse is the head of Freshfields' global tax practice and assists clients with complex tax aspects of large-scale corporate and finance transactions. Her areas of expertise include private equity transactions, public M&A and IPOs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jill is hugely experienced and very knowledgeable, with deep technical expertise across a range of topics."
"I love working with Jill. I know I will get an honest answer from her - she doesn't give the answer she thinks I want to hear if she does not believe in it."
"Jill is very approachable, forward-thinking and knowledgeable."
"Jill is hugely experienced and very knowledgeable, with deep technical expertise across a range of topics."
"I love working with Jill. I know I will get an honest answer from her - she doesn't give the answer she thinks I want to hear if she does not believe in it."
"Jill is very approachable, forward-thinking and knowledgeable."
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