Philippe Freund joins Fieldfisher in London

July 13 2018

Philippe Freund has joined Fieldfisher’s London office as a partner in the tax disputes and investigations team.

The former barrister at Joseph Hage Aaronson specialises in European law, and UK income and capital taxes. He provides cross-border strategic advice and coordinates tax lawyers across Europe on contentious tax matters.

This appointment brings the number of London partners at the firm specialising in tax to 10.

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