Chris Bale | July 28, 2010
alliantgroup has announced the addition of R&D tax expert Greg Knarr to the alliantgroup director team, to be based out of Indianapolis. Knarr will play avital role in helping infuse cash and reduce tax bills for qualifiying U.S. businesses.
“Greg Knarr comes to us with over ten years of experience specializing in R&D Credits,” says [...]
Chris Bale | July 26, 2010
Taxand has announced the appointment of Richard Baxter, a Managing Partner with Taxand UK, Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, as the new leader of its Global Indirect Tax Service Line.
Richard brings more than 20 years of indirect tax experience to the role. Over the course of his career he has led global assignments with a [...]
Chris Bale | July 23, 2010
Ernst & Young’s head of tax policy, Chris Sanger, and financial services tax partner Vincent Oratore, have been appointed to HM Treasury’s newly created Tax Professionals Forum, which will oversee reforms to the framework for developing tax policy and the making of tax law.
The forum will draw on the expertise of eight leading figures from [...]
Chris Bale | July 22, 2010
DLA Piper today announced that it has appointed Stephen Hoyle as a partner and Head of UK Tax. Stephen, a specialist in corporate tax and structured transactions, joined DLA Piper’s London office on 19 July from Ernst & Young, where he was a senior-ranking tax partner.
With a mandate to strengthen the [...]
Chris Bale | July 20, 2010
The Chancellor George Osborne and Exchequer Secretary David Gauke today established the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS).
The Chancellor has appointed a Board of tax experts who will be responsible for leading the work of the OTS over the next year. The Board Members are Michael Jack (Chairman) and John Whiting (Tax [...]
Chris Bale | July 15, 2010
P. Scott Ozanus, 50, has been named vice chair – tax, and Jeffrey C. LeSage, 50, has been named national managing partner – tax for KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, according to an announcement today by John B. Veihmeyer, chairman and CEO of the firm.
Ozanus, who most recently was the U.S. [...]
Chris Bale | July 15, 2010
A change at the top of Noerr’s Tax and Private Clients Department is pending. Stefan Hölzemann (44), who has, together with Georg Edelmann (44), headed the department, will return as a board member to WTS World Tax Service in Munich at the end of August. He came to Noerr from that position in 2006. Both [...]
Chris Bale | July 14, 2010
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is serving as tax counsel to Tyco Electronics Ltd. in its $1.25 billion acquisition of ADC.
The transaction is structured as a tender offer to be followed as soon as possible by a merger. The deal, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter [...]
Chris Bale | July 14, 2010
WTP Advisors, a global tax and business advisory consultancy, has announced an alliance with Hopkins Consulting, a UK-based tax and accounting firm. This partnership enables the award-winning WTP Advisors to offer tax and compliance services for both UK companies as well as multinationals with UK outfits.
“WTP and Hopkins share similar expertise and philosophies. We have [...]
Chris Bale | July 12, 2010
Cambridge Bancorp and its subsidiary, Cambridge Trust Company, recently announced the appointment of Michael P. Panebianco as Vice President & Trust Officer at Cambridge Trust Company of New Hampshire. He will be based in the Exeter office.
Mr. Panebianco joins Cambridge Trust Company of New Hampshire as an attorney with more than fifteen years’ experience in [...]
Chris Bale | July 12, 2010
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Leading Welsh accounting firm, ktsowensthomas, has appointed a tax strategy specialist to its team as the firm continues to widen their tax consultancy services.
Stephen Williams, 38, from Cardiff, joins the team as Head of Tax Strategy, having previously advised on all aspects of business, property and personal tax for Clifford Chance LLP and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
A qualified [...]
Chris Bale | July 9, 2010
The State Tax Group of Reed Smith LLP has announced the addition of Walter Nagel as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
Mr. Nagel was formerly of counsel in Sullivan & Worcester’s Washington, D.C., office.
“Walt is a nationally recognized expert in multistate taxation of major corporations with particular expertise in telecommunications taxation,” said Lee [...]
Chris Bale | July 9, 2010
Goldcorp has announced the promotion of Mark Ruus to Senior Vice President, Tax.
Goldcorp is North America’s fastest growing senior gold producer. Its low-cost gold production is located in safe jurisdictions in the Americas and remains 100% unhedged.
Chris Bale | July 8, 2010
Begbies Traynor Group, the specialist professional services consultancy, have announced the expansion of its BTG Tax business with a seven-strong team joining the London office from Vantis Plc.
Effective from 1 July 2010, Don Mavin will become Managing Partner of the enlarged London BTG Tax business, responsible for the further development of the Tax practice in [...]
Chris Bale | July 7, 2010
haysmacintyre, the London-based firm of Chartered Accountants and tax advisers, appoints Andrew Jupp as its new Head of Tax from 1st September 2010. Andrew was formerly National Head of Tax at RSM Tenon, and before that a tax partner with Ernst & Young.
Commenting on the appointment, Managing Partner, Simon Wilks, says “We are delighted [...]
Chris Bale | July 7, 2010
Loeb & Loeb announced today that Chris Campbell has joined the firm’s Tax Group as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Campbell will be joined by associate Ryan Austin. Campbell and Austin join from O’Melveny and Myers.
Chris Campbell focuses his practice on federal and state tax controversy representations and general state and local tax [...]
Chris Bale | July 7, 2010
Simon has wide experience in the tax profession, having worked for the Inland Revenue and large international accountancy firms as well as operating his own practice. He currently works in the City of London for Argenta Taxation Consultants.
Taking up the appointment at the Association’s AGM today, Simon Braidley said:
“It is a great honour and privilege [...]
Chris Bale | July 7, 2010
Baker & McKenzie tax partner Holly Klus McClellan, from the Firm’s Chicago office, will soon join the corporate tax group at General Electric as Transfer Pricing Leader, Tax Counsel, for Treasury and Capital Markets, effective August 16, 2010.
Ms. McClellan has been with the Firm since 1998 and has extensive experience in advising large multinational companies [...]
Chris Bale | July 7, 2010
Fiduciary Trust Company International, a leading wealth management firm headquartered in New York City, has announced the addition of Mary Davey and Lisa Marcus, who join the firm’s New York office as senior relationship manager and business development officer, respectively. Davey reports to Debra Feeks, head of relationship management. Marcus reports to Luke Fowler, director [...]
Chris Bale | July 6, 2010
The global independent professional tax services network, WTS Alliance, announced today that it had admitted an Australian member firm to its network, WTS Australia Consulting & Advisory, a group of experienced Corporate and International Tax Advisers.
WTS Alliance was the first global network of independent tax firms, formed in 2003. It was founded by German tax [...]
Chris Bale | July 6, 2010
DLA Piper announced today that Michael F. Patton has joined the firm’s Tax practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Patton joins DLA Piper from Ernst & Young, where he was a Principal and a member of the International Tax Services Group in the National Tax Department.
Focusing on international transfer pricing, Patton [...]
Chris Bale | July 4, 2010
Withers, the international law firm, has announced the promotion of an estate planning lawyer to partnership. Withers now has 109 partners, spread across the firm’s eight offices in Europe, the US, the Caribbean and the Far East.
Edward (Ed) Vergara is based in Withers’ New Haven office and works primarily with multi-national families making domestic and [...]
Chris Bale | July 2, 2010
Miller & Chevalier Chartered has announced that Robert S. Kirschenbaum has joined the Tax Department as a Member. He comes to the firm from Baker & McKenzie LLP, where he was a partner in that firm’s Transfer Pricing group.
Kirschenbaum is a recognized legal authority in the area of transfer pricing strategy and planning, and related [...]
Chris Bale | July 2, 2010
Miller & Chevalier Chartered has announced that Stephen F. Gertzman has joined the Tax Department as a Member. He comes to the firm from Ernst & Young LLP, where he was a Principal and had served as its National Director of Federal Tax Accounting and Director of the Accounting Methods and Inventories Group in Ernst [...]
Chris Bale | July 1, 2010
RSM Tenon has announced that it has acquired the London, Epsom, and Leicester advisory offices, the national Financial Management operations and the Thames Valley Recovery office of its public competitor, Vantis.
Completing today, the acquisition sees circa 300 staff augment the existing RSM Tenon teams, adding up to an estimated £27 million to the firm’s annual [...]
