Claire Evans

Claire is an experienced Private Client Tax Partner and leads the Deloitte Private practice in the Midlands which focuses on providing expert, multi-disciplinary advice to privately owned businesses and their owners.

She has over 25 years’ experience of advising business owners, entrepreneurs and other high net worth individuals on all aspects of their tax affairs. She has been trusted advisor to several of The Times rich list entrants including the top 100 and has worked with them across the tax spectrum on matters such as advice to them and their family offices on structuring investments and divestments both in the UK and internationally, advice to UK based and offshore trustees, family governance, tax and succession planning, advice on domicile, structuring lifestyle assets, landed estates and philanthropy. Claire also holds certificates in Family Business and Family Wealth Advising from the Family Firm Institute. Standing alongside advisory work, she is also expert in managing the UK personal tax compliance cycle for individuals with complex affairs.

In previous roles she has also worked in both corporate tax and M&A at various points in her career and this sets her in good stead to provide holistic advice to shareholders.

Claire was named as one of the 2020 eprivateclient 50 Most Influential private client advisers.