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Nick Thornton of Fried Frank counsels clients on tax matters relating to securitisations, IPOs and M&A. He also advises on tax-related investment fund matters.
Nick Thornton
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Nick Thornton
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Practice Areas
Represents clients on the tax aspects of a range of transactions, particularly those with an international dimension, including M&A, asset purchases and sales, corporate restructurings, securities offerings, financings, and fund formations.
Career
Re-joined Fried Frank as a partner in 2014, having served as an associate in Fried Frank's London Tax Group from 2005 to 2010. Before coming back to Fried Frank, he was head at an international law firm.
Professional Memberships
The Law Society of England and Wales Tax Law Committee; The Chartered Institute of Taxation; The Law Society of England and Wales.
Publications
Tax Journal - The Cayman Islands and the EU ‘blacklist’
Personal
LL.B, City University London (1995); BA (with honours), New College, University of Oxford (1993).
Strengths
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He's extremely good at simplifying things for non-tax people.
Nick is a consummate tax attorney who has continually provided us with strong technical advice that takes into account business-level considerations.
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Nick Thornton's commercial awareness, vision and general understanding of market trends is particularly impressive.
He is very good, responsive and gives practical answers.
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Nick is extremely practical and succinct with the advice he provides.
He's extremely good at simplifying things for non-tax people.
Nick is a consummate tax attorney who has continually provided us with strong technical advice that takes into account business-level considerations.
Nick Thornton's commercial awareness, vision and general understanding of market trends is particularly impressive.
He is very good, responsive and gives practical answers.
Nick is extremely practical and succinct with the advice he provides.
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