Christina Georgaklis

Christina Georgaklis

Partner
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Biography

Christina Georgaklis is a partner in Baker McKenzie's London office. She advises on US federal income tax matters and is a member of the Firm's Global Tax Practice Group. Prior to joining the Firm, Christina practiced at an international US law firm and a major Canadian law firm.

Practice Focus

Christina regularly advises US and non-US clients on the tax planning and transactional aspects of cross-border mergers and acquisitions across a broad range of industries, joint ventures, restructurings, financings, debt workouts, public and private offerings and inbound and outbound alternative investments. She also has experience in advising on the tax aspects of cross-border real estate development and investments, including in respect of the structuring, compliance and operation of REITs and qualified opportunity zone funds.

Christina has extensive experience providing advice to investment managers on the international structuring, formation and ongoing global operation of private equity funds, hedge funds and other alternative investment vehicles. She also focuses her practice on advising all types of investors, with a particular focus on sovereign investors claiming Section 892 benefits, on the structuring and negotiation of their investments across all sectors in the US, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • New York Bar Association - Member
  • Quebec Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member, Section of Taxation & Young Lawyers Division

Admissions

  • England & Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer) (2025)
  • New York~United States (2017)
  • Québec~Canada (2016)

Education

  • New York University School of Law (LLM Taxation) (2015)
  • University of Ottawa (LLL, US JD equivalent, summa cum laude) (2013)

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Greek

Previous Offices

  • New York