Shimon Shaw

Shimon trained at Boodle Hatfield, before moving to Davies Arnold Cooper. He joined Matthew Arnold & Baldwin in 2007. Shimon lectures extensively to other lawyers and laypeople on taxation and regularly publishes articles in trade journals and national newspapers. Shimon is also a member of stamp taxes practitioners group. Shimon advises on all areas of taxation. Shimon’s practice combines a strong property focus, with general corporate tax advice on mergers and acquisitions and advice on structuring transactions in a tax efficient manner. Shimon advises a range of clients from international trading companies to high net worth individuals. He advises on a range of share incentive schemes. His private client work includes inheritance tax efficient structuring and advising business owners on avoiding the 50% rate of tax. Property purchases and sales will often be structured as corporate transactions (e.g. buying or selling a company or setting up a partnership for a joint venture). Shimon has experience advising on which structure is best for a particular transaction always keeping the commercial needs of his clients at the forefront of any advice.