Joanne Varia

Tax Director

We are deeply saddened to share that Joanne passed away in July 2025. She is fondly remembered and greatly missed by all of us at Fox Williams. Our heartfelt thoughts are with her family.

Jo brought extensive experience advising on a broad range of direct and indirect tax matters, including in the context of public and private UK and cross border M&A and private equity transactions, corporate re-organisations and restructurings, and venture capital investment.

Jo regularly advised on tax issues affecting entrepreneurs, investors and business owners (including venture capital tax schemes). She had a specialism in employee share schemes and management incentive arrangements for private companies and worked closely with Fox Williams’ employment groups and professional practices groups in relation to the tax issues that arose in the context of the remuneration of employees, directors and partners.

Jo advised UK and overseas clients including listed companies, mid-tier corporates, owner-managed businesses, partnerships and LLPs and individuals in a wide range of business sectors including travel and leisure, real estate, banking, financial services, technology and digital and fashion.

After working for Travers Smith for eight years, Jo spent several years as a tax knowledge lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and joined Fox Williams as Tax Director in May 2018.