Julian Hickey joins Bird & Bird’s International Tax Group from LG

Bird & Bird has welcomed Julian Hickey as Tax Partner. Julian, who will be based in the London office, joins Bird & Bird from Lawrence Graham LLP.

Julian’s focus is on corporate tax and he has a great deal of experience in technology, financial services and aviation sectors. He is also involved in tax dispute resolution work and has conducted hearings as Solicitor-Advocate in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

Julian also has a PhD in the Taxation of Intellectual Property from the University of London and has written extensively on tax matters.

Mathew Oliver, Head of Tax in our London office commented: “We are delighted to welcome Julian to the team. His strong sector expertise, together with his structured finance and contentious experience, perfectly complement our existing capability in London and internationally. Given our expanding transactional platform and international network, the scope of our work is increasing and we are looking forward to working with Julian to further develop the corporate tax work we do for existing and potential clients.”

Julian Hickey added: “I very much look forward to joining Bird & Bird and to helping the team develop new opportunities in key sectors.”