RSM International, the worldwide audit, tax and consulting network of independent firms, has enhanced its international representation by admitting Bentley Jennison, a professional services firm in the UK.
Recently awarded ‘Large Firm of the Year’ by Accountancy Age, Bentley Jennison formally joined RSM International on 21 August 2007, having successfully completed RSM’s comprehensive due […]
Moss Adams LLP has welcomed Michael Ferguson, CPA, CMA, to the firm as a partner in its International Services Group.
Mr. Ferguson has been in public accounting in Seattle for 15 years, most recently as International Tax Services leader for Ernst & Young’s Seattle and Portland offices. He has extensive experience in international taxation […]
Eminent state and local tax attorney Philip S. Olsen has joined the Boston office of McCarter & English LLP as a partner.
Mr. Olsen is past chair of both the Massachusetts Bar Association’s State and Local Tax Committee and the Boston Bar Association’s Tax Controversies Committee. Formerly a senior counsel in the Boston office of Holland […]
Hunton & Williams LLP has announced that Michael A. Silva, a distinguished international and private wealth tax lawyer, joined the firm as Partner in the Miami office. Silva, who is also a certified public accountant, has 13 years of experience in tax law and more than 10 years of experience in international tax and private […]
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has announced that Elizabeth L. McGinley has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office, where she will work in the Tax Section.Ms. McGinley’s primary practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and real estate transactions.
Her broad background includes corporate tax, partnership tax, private equity and financing […]
Mishcon de Reya has announced the appointment of new Tax Partner, David Blumenthal, to the Firm’s Corporate and Commercial Department.
David arrives at the Firm from Dewey Ballantine, where he has been a UK Tax Partner since 2004. Prior to this, he was at Linklaters. David has extensive experience in advising UK and overseas […]
The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP has announced that Edouard S. Markson has joined the Firm as tax partner in the New York office.
Mr. Markson, 37, most recently served as a Director in the Tax Advisory group at Credit Suisse in New York. In this role, he was tax counsel for the […]
The New Chrysler has announced several organizational changes, reflecting the Company’s new, privately held corporate structure and the naming of Robert L. Nardelli as Chairman and CEO.
Paul L. Wolff is appointed Vice President and Chief Tax Counsel as of August 6th. Wolff previously held the position of Chief Tax Counsel.
NSBN LLP, Certified Public Accountants and Business Consultants in Beverly Hills has admitted Joel Glucoft, CPA, to the firm partnership as of July 26, 2007.
Joel Glucoft brings to NSBN 28 years of experience in tax, real estate trusts and foreign taxation. Glucoft was previously a tax partner with Southern California based CPA firm, Kellogg and […]
David Auclair will lead Grant Thornton LLP’s National Tax Office (NTO) as the group’s managing principal. Dean Jorgensen, who previously headed the group, has moved into the role of the New York cluster’s tax practice leader and the Northeast region tax partner.
Grant Thornton’s NTO, based in Washington, DC, supports tax professionals in the firm’s 50 […]
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP have announced that nine lawyers have been elected to the Firm’s partnership, including one new tax partner.
Eli Weiss, an attorney in the New York Tax Department, focuses his practice primarily on the representation of domestic and international clients in numerous transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, public and private […]
Michelmores LLP have announced that Carol Fraser has joined as Senior Tax Lawyer having previously worked in senior capacities at London firms Radcliffes Le Brasseur, Howard Kennedy and accountants CLB Littlejohn Frazer.
Called to the Bar in 1983, Carol Fraser is highly experienced in corporate, property and international tax and cross border issues specialising in tax/VAT […]
Grant Thornton UK LLP has announced the appointment of Sam Vanags as a tax partner in its Oxford office.
Previously with KPMG, Vanags joined Grant Thornton in 2000 as a tax manager and created the firm’s Research & Development (R&D) tax specialist group. She speaks regularly at seminars and conferences and is a member of the […]
David Bowen has joined Grant Thornton as a principal and the firm’s national transfer pricing service-line leader.
As the firm’s transfer pricing leader, Bowen will be responsible for building, driving, and growing Grant Thornton’s national transfer-pricing practice. He will be located in the firm’s Washington, DC office.
“We are very excited that a person of David’s caliber […]
The (UK) Association of Taxation Technicians has published the results of the ATT Certificate papers, held on 9 and 10 May 2007
The following candidates have met the examination requirements for membership
+ = Prizewinner * = Distinction. These are awarded on a per paper basis.
Adams M R (Birmingham) Alonge Y F […]
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), the principal body in the United Kingdom concerned solely with taxation, has announced the results of its Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) examinations held on 22 and 23 May 2007. There were 104 candidates.
The Heather Self Medal for the highest marks in Paper I - Principles of […]
The Internal Revenue Service announced on Wed this week the appointment of George Blaine to the position of Associate Chief Counsel, Income Tax and Accounting, (ITA) effective August. 3, 2007. He will replace Lewis Fernandez who will retire on that date.
“We in the Office of Chief Counsel have been extremely fortunate that Lew Fernandez was […]