Chris Bale | November 27, 2009
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has recently recruited two senior tax associates, [private]Reshmi Manekporia and Georgina James, to join newly hired private client partner Murray North. Murray, who specialises in providing advice to ultra-high net worth individuals and their related trusts, controlled businesses and companies, joined BLP from Clifford Chance. Reshmi and Georgina also worked at [...]
Chris Bale | November 24, 2009
Ball Corporation has announced that[private] Douglas K. Bradford has been named vice president, financial reporting and tax
Bradford, 52, joined Ball in 1989 as director, tax administration. During his career at Ball, he has been senior director, tax administration; assistant controller; controller and VP and controller.[/private]
Ball Corporation is a supplier of high-quality metal and plastic packaging [...]
Chris Bale | November 24, 2009
Deloitte has established a new market-leading Dispute Resolution Group to help its clients respond to HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) radically changing approach to tax disputes.
The team, led by indirect tax specialist [private]Tony McClenaghan, includes six partners, supported by 40 staff and brings together expertise from across the fields of tax dispute resolution and litigation. [...]
Chris Bale | November 21, 2009
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly*) and Beers + Cutler have announced the merger of the two firms, effective December 1, 2009.
Beers + Cutler, based in the Washington, DC region, will serve as the firm’s east coast hub as Baker Tilly continues its national expansion. The combination of these two well-respected firms will [...]
Chris Bale | November 19, 2009
[private]Attorney-at-law Andreas Kolb joins Eversheds in Switzerland from Niederer Kraft & Frey to practice in tax.[/private]
Chris Bale | November 19, 2009
Gencor Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC) has announced the appointment of[private] L. Ray Adams as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective November 12, 2009.
Mr. Adams has over 30 years of diversified business, financial and accounting experience. Prior to joining Gencor, he was, for 17 years, the Chief Financial Officer at Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., a publicly traded [...]
Chris Bale | November 19, 2009
[private]Iain Wright joined Friend LLP in September 2009 as a Director in the Tax Practice to provide corporate and transactional tax advice to clients. Iain is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser.
Formerly an M&A Tax Director with KPMG in Birmingham, Iain has a wealth of experience of advising companies, private equity houses and inward [...]
Chris Bale | November 19, 2009
Outside Counsel Solutions, a full-service law practice, has announced that tax attorney [private] Devorah Pomerantz has joined the New York office. She was previously at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Devorah will be joining OCS’s Energy and Derivatives practice group, which primarily services Hess Corporation, as well as its Tax practice.
Devorah has nearly [...]
Chris Bale | November 19, 2009
NERA Economic Consulting, a leading global provider of economic research and analysis in business, legal, and regulatory matters, has announced that[private] Takashi Asayama has joined as a Special Consultant in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Mr. Asayama, a transfer pricing and tax specialist, has broad expertise in the economic analysis of international tax concerns for multinational [...]
Chris Bale | November 18, 2009
Private Client law firm Boodle Hatfield has helped the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) with its new qualification and education programme for financial advisers.
The STEP Certificate for Financial Services (Trusts and Estate planning) was launched on[private] 3 November and is the only trusts and estate planning qualification to address the common ground between [...]
Chris Bale | November 16, 2009
Boodle Hatfield has strengthened its 30 strong Private Client practice with the appointment of contentious partner [private] William Twidale.
Will joins the firm on 1 December from Farrer & Co, where he is currently a partner in its Disputes team. He brings considerable experience and expertise in contentious trust and probate claims, advising a number of [...]
Chris Bale | November 16, 2009
[private]Tania Reid, a taxation law specialist, has joined national and trans-Tasman firm Duncan Cotterill as an associate.
Christchurch-based Reid has in-depth experience, having previously worked with respected local taxation law specialist Stephen Tomlinson, who has retired from the partnership of Tominson Paull. She is well known for providing practical advice and solutions to clients and assisting [...]
Chris Bale | November 16, 2009
[private]Timothy Burley has joined as a partner within the Tax practice at New York-based accounting firm, Weiser LLP.
With offices in both the firm’s New York City and Edison, New Jersey locations, Mr. Burley will offer his expertise in domestic and international taxation and tax operations. Specifically, he will assist with both client portfolios (with [...]
Chris Bale | November 11, 2009
[private]Richard Sultman, partner, advises on corporate taxation, with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, capital markets and financial products. He advises debtor groups and lenders on the international tax aspects of corporate restructurings, such as the U.K. schemes of arrangement for the Vita Group and TI Automotive. Richard joined the firm’s London office in [...]
Chris Bale | November 10, 2009
[private]Fiona Sutherland joins Halliwells from Hammonds where she was a partner and head of the firm’s tax department in Manchester. At Halliwells, she will work closely with the firm’s head of tax Bernard McIlroy, a former colleague with whom she worked at Hammonds for nine years.
Commenting on her arrival, Fiona Sutherland said:
“This role is particularly [...]
Chris Bale | November 10, 2009
Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL), parent company of New York City-based Sterling National Bank, today announced the appointment of [private]Carolyn Joy Lee to the Boards of Directors of Sterling Bancorp and its bank subsidiary. Ms. Lee’s appointment increases the size of the Sterling Bancorp Board of Directors to 10 members.
Ms. Lee is a partner in the [...]
Chris Bale | November 6, 2009
Wilmington Trust, one of the USA’s leading wealth management firms, announced that [private] Linda L. Bourn has been hired as a managing director in its Wealth Advisory Services (WAS) business to serve the company’s ultra-high-net-worth and family office clients.
Wilmington Trust’s family office services comprise financial and risk management, including cash flow management; tax and accounting [...]
Chris Bale | November 5, 2009
Baker & Hostetler LLP has announced that[private] Jeffrey H. Paravano has been named Managing Partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office succeeding William H. Schweitzer, who held the position for 16 years. Schweitzer will remain active in the firm and continue to represent a number of Baker Hostetler clients including Major League Baseball, The [...]
Chris Bale | November 4, 2009
International law firm Bird & Bird has announced the promotion of an international tax lawyers to the partnership. As of 1 November, Bird & Bird has a total of 215 partners.[private]
José María Cusí is based in Spain and works in the International Tax Group. He is focused on both domestic and international tax planning as [...]
Chris Bale | November 4, 2009
Thames Valley accountants and business advisers James Cowper has strengthened its Private Client team in Reading with the appointment of [private]Sarah Robert, an expatriate tax specialist.
Sarah joined James Cowper on Monday 2 November from ‘Big Four’ accounting firm KPMG, where she was the firm’s leader for international executive services in the South East. Sarah [...]
Chris Bale | November 1, 2009
Watson Pharmaceuticals jas announced that R. Todd Joyce has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective immediately. Mr. Joyce succeeds Mark W. Durand, who has departed as CFO for personal reasons. On July 27, 2009, Watson announced that Mr. Durand had taken a leave of absence for health reasons, and named [...]
Chris Bale | November 1, 2009
Iron Capital Holdings, a venture focused private equity services firm, has announced the launch of Iron Capital Wealth Management, a new division that will offer financial advisory services to high net worth individuals. [private]
The new Iron Capital Wealth Management service will work in tandem with the
Iron Capital Liquidity Desk, which helps individuals seeking liquidity from
shares [...]
Chris Bale | November 1, 2009
Lazard Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) has announced that [private]Sharon L. Klein has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Wealth Advisory, effective immediately. Ms. Klein will lead all aspects of Trust and Estate planning, including
related tax, philanthropic and intergenerational wealth transfer issues, for Lazard Wealth Management’s private [...]
