Diana L. Wollman, former IRS director of international strategy in the Large Business and International Division, will join Cleary Gottlieb’s tax practice in New York as a partner where she will focus on tax controversy . . .
Kirill Roubalsky has joined the Moscow office of Dentons as a senior associate in the Tax and Customs practice. Roubalsky, fomerly with Pepeliaev Group, Schekin & Partners and Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners, specializes in tax litigation, general corporate and international tax law and tansfer pricing issues. Release
Hein & Associates LLP, on August 12, announced that Stephen T. Williams will be joining the firm’s Denver office as National Director of International Tax Services. Williams is formerly with PwC, Calgary. Release
EY announced November 19 that Ray Beeman, former adviser to Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp, has joined Ernst & Young’s National Tax Department in Washington, DC. As Tax Counsel and Special Adviser for Tax Reform, Beeman developed discussion drafts related to international tax, financial products, and pass-throughs. He also helped prepare The Tax Reform Act of 2014, released by Chairman Camp in February. See, EY release.
Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares has been appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon as a member of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters in accordance with Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolution 2004/69, according to a November 4 press release.
Richard Asquith has joined Avalara in the UK as VP of Global Tax Compliance, Avalara announced on October 21. Asquith was previously with the TMF Group. Release.
KPMG in India on Sept. 10 announced that Dinesh Kanabar will leave his post as Deputy CEO to start his own venture. Kanabar, a frequent speaker at international tax conferences, has been with KMPG for 4 years. release
Thomas H. Young has joined McDermott Will & Emery’s US and international tax practice group as a partner based in Chicago, the firm has announced. Young is formerly a senior manager of international tax at KPMG LLP, where . . .
Michael Lebovitz and Stephen Weerts have joined White & Case’s Los Angeles office, the firm announced January 5. The lawyers, both formerly with DLA Piper, will work on legal and tax aspects of international joint ventures, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and international corporate finance and capital markets transactions. See, White & Case release.
Niall Cody has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Irish Revenue Commissioners, Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan announced on December 16. Cody will begin work February 1, 2015. See, release.
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