Jennifer Southern

Jennifer is a senior associate in the tax disputes and investigations practice. Jennifer qualified as a barrister and began her career working in-house at HMRC’s Solicitors Office where, before her move into private practice, she advised on a range of taxes, with a particular focus on criminal matters.

She now regularly advises clients across a wide range of non-contentious and contentious tax matters. Jennifer has particular expertise in assisting clients with corporate acquisitions where she supports clients in resolving tax risks identified as part of due diligence. This often involves working with multinationals and she regularly manages projects across multiple jurisdictions and across a wide range of different taxes. She has successfully implemented complex tax insurance solutions for clients, helping to facilitate M&A transactions and provide a practical solution to manage ongoing risk.

Jennifer also has experience in advising on financial crime matters, including assisting clients in carrying out internal investigations into bribery and corruption and reviewing client’s financial crime and AML compliance. She regularly conducts internal investigations for clients and supports clients with making disclosures and managing issues with tax authorities as well as other regulatory and law enforcement bodies such as the Serious Fraud Office.

Jennifer was named as a ‘Rising Star’ by Legal 500 within the Tax Litigation and Investigations category in 2023.