Burges Salmon grows corporate tax team with director appointment
Bristol-based law firm Burges Salmon has appointed Gillian Griffiths as a director in its corporate tax team.
Gillian joins the firm from Deloitte UK, where she was an associate director in its financial services tax team, providing tax advisory services to financial institutions, with a recent focus on alternative asset management.
Gillian has extensive experience of the financial services sector and with advising alternative asset managers, along with developing innovative tax solutions and managing domestic and cross-border projects.
Gillian has previously held roles at Deloitte Singapore, BDO LLP and Berwin Leighton Paisner (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner).
Gillian comments: “Burges Salmon has a very highly regarded corporate tax offering, with a great team and an impressive roster of clients. I'm therefore really pleased to be joining Burges Salmon at such an exciting time in its growth strategy and helping the firm deliver an excellent client service and enhance its presence in the market.”
Ian Carnochan, a partner in the firm’s corporate tax team, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Gillian to the firm, particularly at such an exciting time in our upward growth trajectory.
"Gillian is a highly experienced tax lawyer and her expertise in financial services will help us continue to grow and ensure that we continue to meet the needs of our clients.”