Firm hire: Corporate tax specialist joins Charles Russell Speechlys

Charles Russell Speechlys has appointed corporate tax specialist James Stewart as partner within the firm’s corporate tax and incentives team.

Stewart, who joins the firm from Sheridans where he was a partner for two and a half years, is a chartered tax adviser. He has advised clients on the tax aspects of both commercial and residential real estate transactions, including direct sales and acquisitions, corporate real estate transactions and real estate finance. He also has significant M&A tax experience, with particular focus on the technology sector, including negotiation and drafting of all tax aspects of transactional work.

Stewart will predominantly work with Charles Russell Speechlys' corporate, real estate and private client teams to offer corporate tax advice to new and existing clients.

Robert Birchall, partner and head of the corporate tax and incentives practice, commented: 'James adds significant technical ability and experience to our team and we are very pleased to welcome him into the firm. Our Corporate Tax and Incentives practice is exceptionally busy at the moment and continues to grow at pace - the skills and expertise that James brings with him, especially on real estate tax matters, will create significant value for a number of our clients.'

Stewart added: 'I am very excited to be joining the team. It’s clearly a dynamic firm with strong capabilities across transactional, advisory and contentious. It was clear to me from the very start that the firm takes a joined-up approach to matters, involving experts from all sorts of disciplines and backgrounds where needed. That was a real draw for me, and I’m looking forward to collaborating with colleagues from different practices to carry out the best possible work for clients.'