Liesl Fichardt

Liesl Fichardt specializes in complex tax, finance, debt and art related investigations and disputes, and leads this practice for Quinn Emanuel in London. Liesl's expertise has been widely acknowledged by various organizations and publications. Most recently, she was recognized in the Chambers & Partners Global Guide, ranking Band 1 for Tax: Contentious. Chambers wrote, "She is first-class; she is a very good international lawyer who is highly respected, extremely hard-working and a brilliant strategist and tactician." "She is a very practiced, skillful and determined litigator." Further, Liesl has been recognized by Legal 500 in the Tax Litigation & Investigations Hall of Fame. Legal 500 wrote, “Liesl Fichardt is a superb lawyer, for whom there are not enough superlatives. Technically brilliant in the principles and details of domestic and international taxation law, she has a fantastic strategic nous and great skill and experience in dealing with tax authorities.” Liesl was also listed in the Hot 100 List by The Lawyer and has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Tax.

Liesl's areas of expertise also encompass art disputes involving taxation, provenance, and copyright.

She is one of the leading experts advising corporates, multinationals and high net-worth individuals. She has published extensively in this field. Her expertise is extensive, holding dual qualifications as a solicitor-advocate and boasting experience as a mediator, arbitrator, and former acting judge.

Liesl often provides strategic guidance to Boards on how to assess, manage, minimize or mitigate risks and exposure. Over the past few years, she has been very active in the following areas: tax and debt structuring disputes; disputes relevant to the Art industry; the Media and Entertainment industry; the taxation of partnerships; private equity, funds and asset managers and disputes in that area; complex cross border taxation, financing and regulatory issues for corporates including the finance, insurance, asset management, hedge funds, mining, oil and gas sectors.

Liesl is a leading figure in the legal and art world. She sits on the International Taxes Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales and the Advisory Board for the MSc (Taxation) at Oxford University. Liesl is a current committee member and former Chair of the British Branch of the International Fiscal Association and was previously head of Tax Disputes at Clifford Chance. She is a Trustee of the Stellenbosch University Foundation UK.

She is a prominent patron of the arts, and currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Frieze Acquisitions Committee of the Contemporary Art Society (CAS) and Co-Chair of the CAS Development Board. Additionally, she is a Trustee of the Norval Foundation, and supports various Art Institutions and Foundations.