Emma Faulkner is a tax associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Emma advises on a wide range of complex tax matters, including investment fund structuring, executive incentive arrangements, corporate and private equity transactions, leveraged finance matters, real estate transactions and tax litigation.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Emma worked on the following matters:
advising a leading European regional property fund and asset management business on the establishment of UK-specific, French-specific and pan-European real estate funds and investment structuring arrangements
advising a top global investment manager on the establishment of a dual Cayman-Luxembourg opportunistic and value-add real estate fund and investment structuring arrangements in 7 European jurisdictions
advising a global PE firm on its first third party fundraising of equity capital for mid-sized companies in German-speaking Europe, including running concurrent side letter negotiations with 20+ investors
advising leading private equity houses on tax aspects of acquisitions, disposals and bolt-ons
advising on equity incentive arrangements for UK-resident employees and drafting tax-advantaged and non-tax advantaged option agreements and related documents
advising on take-privates of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange by private equity houses
Prior Experience
Goodwin Procter
Associate (2017–2019)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Associate (2016–2017)
Trainee Solicitor (2014–2016)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2016, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
College of Law, London MoorgateLegal Practice CourseDistinction2014
University of NottinghamLaw with French and French LawFirst Class Honours2013
