Founding Tax Partner for A&O Australia
Chris Bale | February 10, 2010
Allen & Overy has now launched in Australia and the partner spearheading their tax practice is [private]Andrew Stals [/private]


Chris Bale | February 10, 2010
Allen & Overy has now launched in Australia and the partner spearheading their tax practice is [private]Andrew Stals [/private]
Chris Bale | August 27, 2009
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has announced the expansion of our international tax practice with two partners joining in London and New York. [private]Brenda Coleman will be joining Weil Gotshal’s London office and Patrick Jackman has joined the New York office.
Martin Pollack, co-chair of Weil Gotshal’s Global Tax practice, stated, “The firm’s focus on advising [...]
Chris Bale | June 1, 2009
[private]Allen & Overy has promoted 2 tax associates to counsel positions, recognising the valuable contribution these senior lawyers make to the business.
The promotions are effective from 1 May 2009.
Brussels – Stéphanie Houx
Luxembourg – Marie Junius
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Chris Bale | May 6, 2009
[private]Allen & Overy has announced 20 promotions to partner across 10 offices in nine countries. The promotions take effect from 1 May 2009 and include new tax partner Patrick Mischo based in Luxembourg.
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Chris Bale | April 8, 2009
[private]Allen & Overy LLP has advised Nationwide on its part-acquisition of Dunfermline Building Society.
The Allen & Overy team was led by corporate partner Alistair Asher, assisted by corporate associates Hugh Lauritsen and David Norman. A complex Transitional Services Agreement was dealt with by IP/IT partner Jim Ford. Treasury advice was provided by ICM partner Jonathan [...]
Chris Bale | March 12, 2009
International law firm Horváth & Partners DLA Piper has hired 2 tax specialists. [private]
Before joining DLA Piper, Levente Torma (32) headed the Budapest tax practice of Allen & Overy, which hired him from the Budapest office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. He has extensive experience in national and international taxation and tax planning especially in tax-driven [...]
Chris Bale | February 19, 2009
In response to the unprecedented current, global market conditions, A&O today announced proposals to reduce the size of the Firm.
They have announced a global reduction in partner headcount of approximately 9 per cent (47 partners) and are planning a series of other measures to ensure future competitiveness, including a proposed 9 per cent reduction in the number [...]
Chris Bale | September 17, 2008
Allen & Overy LLP announced today it will open a new office in Munich in October 2008. With its existing offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg and Mannheim, Allen & Overy will be represented in five of Germany’s key economic centres. The new office will be developed by tax partner Dr Gottfried E. Breuninger [...]
Chris Bale | April 13, 2007
Allen & Overy LLP has announced 32 promotions to partner effective 1 May 2007. This is the second year in a row that Allen & Overy has promoted over 30 people to partner after last year’s record 33 promotions. There are two new tax partners:
David Lewis (New York) joined the firm in 2001 and holds [...]
Chris Bale | March 1, 2007
The Paris office M&A team of Allen & Overy LLP has advised GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric, on its entry on the European water market trough the acquisition of IDEX Aquaservices from IDEX Groupe.
General Electric becomes the first American company to invest in France water market. Financial details of the transaction [...]