May Smith
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Tax
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About
Provided by May Smith
Practice Areas
May has an international corporate tax practice covering private and public M&A, joint ventures, capital markets, funds structuring and restructurings. She works across a wide range of sectors, including life sciences and consumer goods groups, tech, real estate and energy and natural resources. She also regularly advises institutional investors such as pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors (including on their fund structuring and incentivisation arrangements).
Career
May has been a partner at Freshfields since 2017.
Professional Memberships
City of London Law Society Revenue Committee.
Chambers Review
Global
May Smith has a broad practice providing guidance to clients on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, among other areas.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"May is incredibly impressive and hugely personable."
"She is really sharp, knows the points and explains things very clearly. She suggests solutions to issues and is pragmatic and doesn't dwell on unimportant points."
"She is a vast well of tax knowledge. She's the sort of tax lawyer who will give you clear, accurate and commercial advice with very few caveats."
"May is incredibly impressive and hugely personable."
"She is really sharp, knows the points and explains things very clearly. She suggests solutions to issues and is pragmatic and doesn't dwell on unimportant points."
"She is a vast well of tax knowledge. She's the sort of tax lawyer who will give you clear, accurate and commercial advice with very few caveats."