Ben Jones is a commercially focussed, plain speaking corporate tax adviser specialising in guiding businesses and entrepreneurs through complex business tax issues, domestically and internationally.
Ben is a Partner and Head of the UK Tax group and has significant experience advising on a wide range of national and international business tax matters.
He advises on all tax issues associated with M&A transactions, reorganizations, equity and debt fund raising, investment and expansion activities, commonly on a cross-border basis. His practice focuses on transaction structuring and tax advisory matters, with particular experience advising private equity, financial institution and energy sector clients.
Ben also has particular experience advising M&A and tax insurance underwriters on tax risks as part of W&I/R&W and specific tax risk policies, an area in which Ben has been active for over ten years.
Ben regularly provides specialist commentary on tax issues in the international press, with interviews on the BBC and Bloomberg TV and coverage in The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune and Reuters among other publications.
Ben has lectured on taxation issues at King’s College, London and The University of Law, and regularly contributes articles to national and international taxation publications.
Latest Insights
- legal updatesUK Supreme Court refuses capital allowances for environmental survey and study costs on offshore windfarm projects
- podcasts and webcastsOptimizing the value of tax risk insurance - Practical insights webinar: Key highlights
- legal updatesWhat a Relief: OECD Releases Pillar Two Side-by-Side Package
Latest News
- firm newsEversheds Sutherland boosts international tax capabilities with lateral partner hire in latest growth move
- firm newsEversheds Sutherland augments highly regarded transactional risk insurance offering with arrival of latest lateral partner duo
- firm newsEversheds Sutherland appoints senior tax partner to accelerate financial services and private capital strategy
legal updates
April 16, 2026
UK Supreme Court refuses capital allowances for environmental survey and st...
podcasts and webcasts
April 01, 2026
Optimizing the value of tax risk insurance - Practical insights webinar: Ke...
legal updates
April 01, 2026
What a Relief: OECD Releases Pillar Two Side-by-Side Package
firm news
November 05, 2025
Eversheds Sutherland boosts international tax capabilities with lateral par...
firm news
November 03, 2025
Eversheds Sutherland augments highly regarded transactional risk insurance ...
firm news
September 18, 2025
Eversheds Sutherland appoints senior tax partner to accelerate financial se...
Ben’s recent experience includes:
- advising Rolls-Royce on the £500 million sale of its commercial marine division to Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
- advising Shell on the $329 million sale of Shell Exploration and Production Oman Limited to Indian Oil Corporation
- advising Cynergy Capital Limited on its £103 million acquisition of Bank of Cyprus’ UK banking operations
- advising insurance sector clients such as AIG, Zurich, Aviva and HCC Tokio Marine on tax risk insurance policies
- advising listed asset management business Gresham House plc on the establishment of a series of private equity and investment funds
- advising blockchain solutions provider 20,30 Limited on the first-ever FCA regulated equity ICO
- advising the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation on its investment in the £16 billion development of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant
- Optimizing the value of tax risk insurance: Practical insights, March 25, 2026, Eversheds Sutherland webcast
- A closer look: Examining the OECD’s Pillar Two Side-by-Side Package, February 11, 2026, Eversheds Sutherland webcast
- The Legal 500 UK Recommended Lawyer 2019