Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird provides regulatory, corporate structuring and employment tax services. The head of the tax team is Willem Bongaerts. It is a market leader in technology, communications, life sciences, energy & utilities. The Dutch group assists in transactions and projects involving cross-border teamwork across an integrated network. Fellow partner Arnoud Knijnenburg works alongside counsel Pieter Camps and head of VAT Andy van Esdonk.

The firm advised Chinook Therapeutics on its joint venture with Chinese life science investors. It also assisted Preceyes in a strategic collaboration with Mount Sinai Health System.

Head of VAT Andy van Esdonk arrived from KPMG in December 2022.