Laura Charkin

Partner at Goodwin Procter

Speaker

Laura Charkin is a partner in Goodwin’s Tax practice and a member of the Private Investment Funds group. Laura specializes in all taxation matters affecting the private investment funds industry; she is a member of both the BVCA and Invest Europe tax committees and is recognised as a Band 1 practitioner in this area by Chambers Global and UK.

Laura advises fund managers and investors across a wide range of asset classes including private equity, debt, real estate, venture capital, infrastructure funds, and fund-of-funds. She has particular expertise in structuring private funds, separately managed accounts, executive incentive arrangements, the structures through which funds invest, and investment management platforms. Laura advises on a broad range of tax issues including VAT, employment tax, capital gains tax in relation to partnerships, BEPS related tax changes and tax rules relating to carried interest and executive investments into funds. She also has considerable knowledge of international tax issues arising for investment structures with a cross-border dimension and experience with multijurisdictional fund management teams.

Laura has been recognized as a Top 10 Most Influential UK-Based Tax: Investment Funds Lawyer in 2023 by Business Today.