International law firm Gowling WLG has strengthened its UK Tax team with the appointment of Kate Featherstone as a partner.

Kate specialises in all aspects of business related and transactional tax, regularly advising on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, reorganisations, lending and investments. Her clients commonly comprise corporates, management teams, banks and other financial institutions.

Kate joins the firm from Irwin Mitchell, where she was a partner in the corporate tax team. She will operate from the firm's offices in Birmingham and London.

She said: I've known Lee Nuttall and the tax team at the firm for some time and I'm excited to be part of building the strength of the practice even further. Our team has strength and capacity to provide the full range of business related tax services to clients across all sectors and I'm thrilled to be here.

Lee Nuttall, Head of UK Tax at Gowling WLG, added: Kate is a hugely respected tax lawyer and we're really pleased she's joined us to be part of the next stage of growth for our team.

Kate is consistently ranked in legal directories including the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners and arrives at Gowling WLG following Matthew Poole and Paul Shaw both joining the tax team as partners last year.

Stuart Young¸ Head of Corporate, Finance and Tax at Gowling WLG, said: We're delighted to welcome Kate as our third new tax partner in the last 18 months. The team has a strong reputation in the market and Kate will only strengthen this standing even further.

This news story was originally published on the firm’s website.