Tax - Top Tier firm
Tax Lawyer (SA level)
5-8 PQE
Top Tier firm
About our Tax team
Our Clients Tax group provides tax advice that is strategic, commercial and practical to leading Australian and international clients on Australia’s most significant or complex corporate, financing and infrastructure transactions. We also advise on specific tax issues, tax-related disputes and investment fund structures.
They work collaboratively with their Corporate, Banking & Finance and Real Estate & Projects groups to provide integrated and holistic advice on corporate, financing and infrastructure transactions. They also work closely with the Litigation group to assist clients engaged in tax-related disputes with revenue authorities and commercial disputes with an underlying tax issue.
About you
As our successful candidate you should be able to demonstrate a desire, and the capacity, to work on high profile and technically challenging transactions. You should be an ambitious high performer, looking to work in an environment where your performance will be duly recognised and rewarded accordingly. In addition, you will have:
5-8 years’ experience working on corporate tax matters, specifically domestic transactions, both front and back end.
A desire to work on technically challenging matters
Outstanding drafting and advice writing skills
Superior analytical skills
The ability to work effectively with clients
The ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
Our experience includes advising:
Company X on the $16 billion sale of X to Y.
Company X and Company Y on their respective takeovers, including obtaining class rulings for their shareholders.
Client X on their joint venture with European private banking group Y
Client X on the disposal of its stake in Company Y
Energy company X on its acquisition of Energy company Y.
Two Private equity funds on the acquisition of Pharmaceutical company X and its financing.
A non-governmental statutory body on the restructure of a unique business asset within the boundaries of its enabling legislation to prepare it for sale while minimising adverse price impacts due to tax costs and the loss of tax attributes.
Energy Company X on swap arrangements with Energy Company Y, under which Y supplies gas to X and X provides power to Y.
On the establishment of several funds.
On an initial coin offering, the largest by an Australian cryptocurrency project at that time.
A telecommunications infrastructure provider on maintaining their eligibility for income tax exempt charity status.
A listed company on the tax implications of insider trading restrictions and clawbacks from their senior executives.
A highly valuable private company on solving for inadvertent tax impositions on their employee share schemes.
A high profile wealthy family on a commercial dispute arising from the tax treatment of a transaction involving the family, including engaging with the Australian Taxation Office.
A high-profile copyright owner on a tax-related matter arising from fraudulent activity of a director.
Several small businesses on defending research and development disputes with the Australian Taxation Office.