You’ve recently joined PwC to focus on the asset management sector. Why did you decide to leave the legal profession to join a big four firm?
I wanted to pursue a new challenge in the world of tax after 25 years as a tax lawyer in a law firm and I was interested in experiencing a bigger tax practice and having greater day to day involvement with clients. I also chose to focus on asset management tax as this is an area I have always found produces interesting and complex projects – asset manager clients care about tax and appreciate the intellectual vigour that is needed to address the issues.
Looking back on your career to date what is the key lesson you have learned?
It became clear to me at an early stage in my career that the key to being an effective tax adviser was to...
