Overview
Jenny Doak is a partner in the Tax practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. Her experience, mostly international in nature, includes public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, financings, debt and equity issuances, restructurings, structured finance transactions and special situations. Jenny advises across all sectors but has particularly specializes in energy and natural resources, infrastructure, and technology, media and telecommunications.
Alongside her transactional practice, Jenny provides consultancy advice to clients on standalone tax matters. She also represents clients in tax litigation.
Jenny is recognized by Chambers UK, Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and Legal 500 UK. She was praised by Chambers UK for being “technically very astute” and that clients “value her calm, pragmatic approach that is focused on what we’re trying to achieve commercially.” Jenny was ranked by Mergerlinks as a Top Female M&A Lawyer EMEA for 2021, was shortlisted for Tax Lawyer of the Year in the Euromoney Women in Business Law EMEA Awards 2022 and is recognized as an expert in Corporate Tax by Who’s Who Legal 2024 as well as a “Notable Practitioner” in ITR World Tax 2026.
Accolades
Jenny is recognized by Chambers UK, Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, and Legal 500 UK. She was praised by Chambers UK for being “technically very astute” and clients “value her calm, pragmatic approach that is focused on what we're trying to achieve commercially”.
- Chambers UK, Tax (2018-26)
- Legal 500 UK, Leading Partner (2026)
- ITR World Tax, Highly Regaded and Women in Tax Leader (2026)
- Who’s Who Legal, Corporate Tax (2024)
- Mergerlinks, Top Female M&A Lawyer EMEA (2021)
- Shortlisted for Tax Lawyer of the Year in the Euromoney Women in Business Law EMEA Awards 2022
Education
- Nottingham Law School
- University of Cambridge (M.A., 2000)
Representations
- British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and Bidco on the recommended cash offer and financing for BBGI Global Infrastructure SA.
- Convex Group Limited, the international specialty insurer and reinsurer, on a new, long-term ownership structure led by Onex Corporation, with becoming a strategic minority equity investor in Convex, valuing Convex’s common equity at $7 billion.
- Fossil Group Inc in relation to its refinancing and stapled exchange structure for its debt implemented through a court-sanctioned U.K. restructuring plan.
- Global Infrastructure Partners in the sale of approximately 50% co-controlling interest in Italo – Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori S.p.A, one of Europe’s leading private high-speed rail operators, to Mediterranean Shipping Company.
- Goldman Sachs, as co-investor, in a $2.7 billion take-private transaction of Soho House & Co.
- Gores Guggenheim, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by affiliates of The Gores Group and Guggenheim Capital, in its $20 billion business combination with Polestar Performance AB.
- Lone Star Funds in connection with the approximately €6.4 billion disposal of Novo Banco.
- Major oil groups on structuring, disposals, acquisitions and swaps of U.K. North Sea assets and production payments and financings in relation to U.K. North Sea assets.
- Sanofi in its $1.45 billion acquisition of Kymab, Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing fully human monoclonal antibodies with a focus on immune-mediated diseases and immuno-oncology therapeutics.
- Vitol Group and Helios Investment Partners on Vivo Energy plc’s initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.
Engagement & Publications
- Regularly publishes in leading tax and financial publications, including The Tax Journal, Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, British Tax Review, Chambers Expert Focus, and Corporate Rescue & Insolvency Magazine.
- Regular speaker at energy industry tax conferences and engages with government on energy taxation issues.
Involvement
- Member of the International Fiscal Association
- Member of the U.K. Oil Industry Taxation Committee