Adrian is a distinguished advisor with deep experience across a wide range of sectors and business types. His practice focuses on complex tax matters, including corporate transactions and restructurings, land development, trusts and estates (particularly in relation to intangibles), and cross-border issues involving high-net-worth individuals and public figures.
Adrian’s career spans senior roles as a partner at two leading City law firms and many years as a tenant at a leading London Tax Chambers. He also brings academic distinction as a former lecturer at Oxford and as Professor of Business Law at King’s College London. For over a decade, Adrian served as a judge in both the First-tier Tax Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber).
Known for his ability to advise on tax, financial, and compliance matters with strong commercial insight, Adrian is regularly consulted for strategic and innovative solutions to unique or high-stakes issues. His approach is trusted by clients across the private, public, and third sectors.
He is the author of several leading texts and numerous publications on tax and related areas, and has lectured widely in the UK and internationally. Educated in France, Adrian is fluent in French and also speaks conversational Swedish, along with working knowledge of German and Italian.
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He has been involved in tax litigation as a solicitor, barrister and tribunal judge.
Many cross-border transactions involving IP, celebrities and athletes, land development and restructuring.