Derek Hill
Partner, Fieldfisher

Derek is head of Fieldfisher's Corporate Tax practice based in the firm's London office.  He has a track record in resolving high-value tax disputes and has a broad corporate tax practice, covering transactional, structuring and media finance work.  Derek's contentious and non-contentious practices complement each other, giving him a valuable insight into current trends in tax planning techniques, the attitude of the UK courts and HMRC’s likely attitude to new and innovative transaction structures.  In his contentious tax practice, he resolves high-value tax disputes for household name clients, particularly in the media and intellectual property sector.  Derek also works closely with the Alternative Resolution Consultancy (ARC), a joint venture 50% owned by Fieldfisher. ARC is a non-commercial entity established to give groups of individuals facing tax issues a safe, reliable platform through which they can challenge HMRC, raise (and monitor the use of) collective funds and take collective decisions while retaining collective control over their own affairs.