Pinsent Masons boosts London Tax Practice with hiring of Eloise Walker from Linklaters

Eloise Walker has joined international law firm, Pinsent Masons, as a Tax Partner this month based in London.

Eloise joins from Linklaters.  She has a broad range of experience in corporate tax – particularly in UK and cross-border M&A, restructuring, asset finance, structured finance and investment funds.

Pinsent Masons sees the continued expansion of its Tax practice as essential to support the growth of the firm’s London practice especially in the banking, corporate and international practices.   Eloise is the second partner to join Pinsent Masons from Linklaters in the last two months.  Chris Tate joined as a Banking partner in September.

Head of Tax, Judith Greaves, said:

“Eloise joins our Tax team in London at a time when we are seeing growth and opportunity in a number of sectors, including international M&A, asset finance and investment funds.   Her  experience fits extremely well with our existing team in these fields.”

Commenting on her new post at Pinsent Masons, Eloise said:

“I’m very excited to be joining such a friendly and forward-looking firm and I’m eagerly anticipating my new role as part of their team.”

Pinsent Masons is an international law firm with over 290 partners and more than 1000 lawyers who provide a full range of corporate and commercial services. The firm ranks amongst the top 100 global law firms. With head-quarters in the City of London, Pinsent Masons’ operation spans the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle-East and Asia Pacific. In the UK, the firm also has offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Bristol. Internationally, Pinsent Masons is based in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Dubai. Through the Pinsent Masons Luther Group (PMLG), the firm is allied to independent law firms in Germany, France, Austria, Hungary, Turkey and the Baltic States.