Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan appoints Liesl Fichardt as partner

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan appoints Liesl Fichardt as partner

Liesl Fichardt joins Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan as a partner in its London office.

Before joining the firm, Fichardt headed the tax and investigations and dispute practice at Clifford Chance. In this role, she advised in all areas of domestic and international tax disputes, including complex cross-border tax investigations, tax litigation and management of raids by tax authorities.

Her reputation and expertise within the industry will be of added bonus to Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, who are keen to expand their tax practice in the UK. Liesl has been involved in complex tax disputes internationally and has one of the leading contentious tax practices in the UK.

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