Head of Contentious Tax at BLP to join Clifford Chance Tax Litigation team later in 2013.

Liesl Fichardt, BLP’s Head of Contentious Tax, has resigned and will be joining Clifford Chance in London.

Ms Fichardt has been with BLP since 2008 and prior to this was a tax partner at Dorsey & Whitney. She has extensive experience in tax litigation, negotiation with revenue authorities, and settlement of disputes.

She is dual qualified as a solicitor and solicitor-advocate in England and Wales, and previously acted as a High Court Judge in South Africa. She is also a certified mediator, accredited with the CEDR.