Abigail King

Abigail King

Associate
Baker & McKenzie Services Limited

Biography

Abi is an associate in Baker McKenzie's tax practice in London. Abi is an English qualified tax lawyer who practices in corporate tax law, with a particular emphasis on international tax planning and transactional tax. She has spent time on secondment to the London branch of a global investment bank, and is currently on secondment to Baker McKenzie's New York office.

Practice Focus

Abi regularly advises on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructurings, particularly in a cross border context. She also advises on a wide range of multinational group tax planning matters, including in relation to Pillar Two.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advising several global investment banks on the impact of Pillar Two implications on their business structures, and investment products.

  • Advising a global investment bank on the tax structuring and establishment of consumer investment products.

  • Advised a real estate platform on the structuring and establishment of a new residential property investment product.

  • Advised a key client on the tax aspects of a demerger.

  • Advised a leading hotel group on the acquisition of a luxury hotel in London.

Admissions

  • England & Wales (2021)

Education

  • BPP Law School, London (Law and Business, LLM) (2019)
  • BPP Law School, London (Graduate Diploma in Law) (2018)
  • King's College London (Biochemistry BSc) (2017)