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New US House Ways and Means Committee members selected
US Reps. David Schweikert (R-AZ), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Brian Higgins (D-NY) . . .
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Kautter formally nominated as US assistant secretary for Tax Policy
David J. Kautter has been nominated to serve as an US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, according. . .
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Tax officials selected to chair OECD global forum and peer review group
Maria José Garde has been appointed as the new chair of the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes and Huey Min Chia-Tern has taken over as chair of the . . .
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Transfer pricing specialist Bhavik Timbadia joins BMR
BMR & Associates has announced that Bhavik Timbadia has joined the firm’s transfer pricing team as a partner. Timbadia will work out of the firm’s . . .
Europe
UK tax chief Lin Homer to step down in April
Lin Homer announced Monday that she will leave HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in April, after more than four years as Chief Executive and Permanent . . .
Europe
Transfer pricing specialist Jukka Karjalainen joins Baker & McKenzie’s UK office
Jukka Karjalainen has joined Baker & McKenzie’s UK business transformation practice as a tax leader, the firm announced January 5. Karjalainen, a transfer pricing specialist, will be advising . . .
Americas
Amanda Varma promoted to tax partner at Steptoe
Steptoe & Johnson, on January 4, announced that tax attorney Amanda Varma has been been promoted to . . .
Americas
Edgar Klee joins Haynes and Boone’s Mexico City office
Tax lawyer Edgar Klee has joined Haynes and Boone’s Mexico City office as a partner, the firm announced March 2. Klee who is formerly with Turanzas, Bravo & Ambrosi, focuses on international corporate taxation. . .
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Carbone joins Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York
Anthony J. Carbone has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s New York office as a partner, the firm announced January 20. Formerly co-leader of Bingham McCutchen’s tax group, Carbone focuses on US and international tax planning strategies and the tax consequences of business and investment transactions. See, release.
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Recoules appointed Taxand global head of indirect tax
Alain Recoules, of Taxand France been appointed global head of indirect tax, the firm has announced. Release
Americas
US IRS’s Heather Maloy to join EY
EY has announced that Heather Maloy, the IRS Commissioner for the Large Business & International (LB&I) Division, will join the firm’s national tax department as tax controversy . . .
Americas
Troy K. Lewis to head AICPA Tax Executive Committee
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) announced on October 22 that it has appointed Troy K. Lewis chairman of its Tax Executive Committee. Lewis is vice president and chief enterprise risk management officer at Heritage Bank in St. George, Utah and is the sole proprietor of Lewis & Associates, CPAs, LLC based in Draper, Utah. Release
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Arthur Andersen name revived as WTAS changes its name to Andersen Tax
WTAS, a firm founded 12 years ago by members of now-defunct accounting firm Arthur Andersen, has renamed itself Andersen Tax. Andersen Tax will be a member of a newly created international entity called Andersen Global.
The firm has 17 offices in the US and locations in Switzerland, Russia, France, Italy, and The Netherlands. Release
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Europe
Sami Tuominen joins Bird & Bird’s tax practice in Finland
Sami Tuominen has joined Bird & Bird as a partner to head of its Finnish tax group based in Helsinki, the firm announced June 1. Tuominen joins from local law firm, Borenius. Tuominen, an author of tax treatises and a regular . . .
Europe
German firm Roever Broenner Susat merges with Mazars
German firm Roever Broenner Susat has joined Mazars’ international integrated partnership, Mazars announced April 21. As a result of the merger, Mazars will have 12 offices in Germany with 1,000 staff members, including 68 partners. The firm . . .
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KPMG appoints William O’Mara as global head of audit
KPMG International has named William O’Mara as its new global head of audit, effective March 1 . . .
Asia-Pacific
Pieter de Ridder leaves Loyens & Loeff for Mayer Brown Singapore
Pieter de Ridder has joined Mayer Brown’s tax, transactions, and consulting practice in Singapore as a partner, the firm announced February 16. De Ridder has over 20 years of experience advising multinational companies and institutions that operate in Asia, most recently as partner and head of Loyens & Loeff’s Singapore office. Prior to arriving Singapore in 1996, he was based in Jakarta . . .
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Dean S. Shulman joins Kirkland & Ellis, New York
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on July 16, announced that Dean S. Shulman has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner in the Tax Practice Group. Release
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Ryan named US House Ways and Means chair
Wisconsin Republican, Paul Ryan, was named chair of the US congressional tax-writing panel, the House and Ways Committee, on November 19. Ryan will lead the Republicans’ efforts to reform the US tax code. See, Release – House Speaker John Boehner
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Texas-based global tax firm, Ryan, acquires Netherlands consulting firm, Altus International
Ryan, a global tax services firm, on June 3, announced that it has acquired Altus International, a Netherlands-based firm that provides transfer pricing, business restructuring, and valuation services. Release
Europe
Italy’s Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati joins Praxity
Italian firm Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati has joined Praxity, the world’s largest alliance of independent accountancy firms, Praxity announced on February 17. Based in Milan, Pirola has offices . . .
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US Treasury attorney Arlene Fitzpatrick rejoins EY
Arlene Fitzpatrick, who served as an Attorney Advisor in the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Tax Policy, has rejoined Ernst & Young, the firm announced on November 6. Fitzpatrick will work on international tax issues at Ernst & Young’s Washington, DC office. Fitzpatrick was with US Treasury for four years. Prior to that, she was with Ernst & Young for 11 years. See, EY release.
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Brian Dill is new head of international tax at Cherry Bekaert
Brian Dill has joined Joined Cherry Bekaert in Atlanta as the firm’s national leader of international tax. In an . . .
Americas
Felgran and Harris join AlixPartners’ New York transfer pricing practice
Steven D. Felgran and Steven D. Harri have joined AlixPartners as directors in the firm’s global transfer pricing practice. Both will work from AlixPartners’ New York office. Release
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Transfer pricing economist Shane Koball joins Baker & McKenzie
Shane Koball has joined Baker & McKenzie as a director of economics, the firm announced July 14. Koball, who is based in . . .
Americas
Jerred Blanchard joins Baker & McKenzie’s Houston tax practice
Jerred Blanchard has joined Baker & McKenzie’s tax practice in Houston as Counsel, the firm announced February 5. Blanchard has worked more than 30 years advising clients on mergers and acquisitions . . .
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Michael Durst appointed to UN Committee of Experts Subcommittee on Natural Resources Taxation
Michael Durst has joined the UN Committee of Experts Subcommittee on Natural Resources Taxation, reports the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) in an October 10 release.
Durst is an ICTD researcher and writes . . .
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Alex Pham to establish new tax department at Luxembourg firm, Kleyr Grasso
Alex Pham, has joined Luxembourg firm, Kleyr Grasso, to establish a new tax department there, the firm announced November 20. Pham’s experience includes international tax structuring, corporate tax, individual taxation, and VAT. See, release.
Americas
Maruca rejoins Covington & Burling
Sam Maruca, former IRS Director of Transfer Pricing Operations for the Large Business and International Division, has rejoined Covington & Burling’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner. Maruca spent three years with the firm before joining the IRS in May 2011. Release
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Gregory Hartker joins Morgan Lewis in San Francisco
Gregory Hartker has joined Morgan Lewis as of November 17 in firm has announced. Hartker joins . . .
Europe
Graham Iversen to join Greenberg Traurig’s London office
Tax attorney Graham Iversen will join the global tax practice of Greenberg Traurig LLP in London. Iversen will leave Slaughter and May, where he worked for 14 years on tax issues associated with mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, private equity, corporate reconstructions, and public debt and equity. Release
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Scott Morrison appointed Australia’s Treasurer
Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced his new ministry on Sunday, including the appointment of Scott Morrison as Treasurer. Morrison replaces Joe Hockey, who is . . .
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