David Klass
David Klass
David Klass
Biography
David is a partner in the Tax Advice and Controversy team in the London office, and has a specific focus on corporate and commercial tax.
He has a broad tax practice covering corporate and commercial transactions, debt financing, restructurings and reorganisations, and tax advisory work, across all of the main UK corporate taxes.
In addition, David has a wide-ranging tax advisory practice encompassing several fields such as employment and IP.
David advises from the corporate tax perspective on the structuring and the execution of a broad range of transactional work, including corporate (M&A, private equity, venture capital and capital markets), banking and finance, fund structuring and general commercial contracts.
Spoken Languages
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French
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German
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related Capabilities
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Tax Controversy
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Tax Advice & Controversy
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Real Estate Tax
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Tax Credit Transactions
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Tax & Private Client
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Taxation of Corporate Transactions
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Taxation of Financial Transactions & Institutions
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Private Client
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Private Equity
Experience
- Advising developer of yacht-based golf simulator in respect of worldwide product distribution, and optimal ownership structure from tax perspective
- Advising South Korean financial institution as to UK tax considerations relevant to expansion of operations into the UK
- Advising Dutch private equity house as to the UK tax aspects of the acquisition of the entire share capital in an IT consultancy active in the UK, Ireland, Canada and South Africa
- Acting on the multijurisdictional refinancing of a car rental group
- Acting on the securitisation of the sales receipts of a global generic pharmaceuticals producer
- Acting on the sale of multiple care home premises to a third party purchaser on behalf of a care homes provider
- Acting on the sale of whyaye Ltd (a provider of technology consulting services) to EY
- Advising a Middle Eastern oil producer in connection with the acquisition of additional oil rig assets (including tax-related litigation relating thereto)
- Advising yacht-builder in connection with local tax consequences of expanding overseas operations
- Advising multinational logistics group in connection with tax consequences of employing internationally mobile personnel
- Advising as to the UK tax aspects of the reorganisation of the IP holding structure of a global sports brand
- Advising client as to the UK tax aspects of the establishment of a pan-European digital sales platform
*Includes matters handled prior to BCLP
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Jul 31, 2025