I have extensive experience in cross border financing, distribution, ecommerce, and services transfer pricing audits and Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth). I have advised on significant and complex tax disputes in the Federal Court of Australia and High Court of Australia.

My practice also includes advising on ATO access and information powers, tax risk and tax governance frameworks, with a view to developing long-term relationships with the ATO. 

Career highlights

• Fletcher; Industrial Equity Limited; Blank – acted in tax litigation in the High Court
• Citibank; Binetter; Citigroup; AP Group; Syngenta; Oswal – acted in tax litigation in the Federal Court
• Various corporations and high-wealth individuals – successfully resolved a number of tax audits
• Selected as one of three external members of the ATO Test Case Litigation Panel

Education
LLB

• Law Society of New South Wales
• Law Institute of Victoria
• Taxation Institute of Australia
• Tax Office's Test Case Litigation Funding Panel

• Federal Court's decision in Hyder v Commissioner of Taxation
  

  The Federal Court has found that the Commissioner of Taxation has engaged in oppressive conduct in enforcing payment of alternative assessments issued to related taxpayers.

• Glencore decision limits transfer pricing reconstruction powers
  

  We provide an overview of the federal court's decision between Glencore and the Commissioner of Taxation.

• Landmark decision confirms that legal professional privilege offers no protection against data leaks
  

  The High Court has affirmed in Glencore that legal professional privilege is not an actionable legal right capable of attracting relief, but rather, provides immunity from the exercise of power that would otherwise compel the disclosure of privileged documents.

• Tax and the new Federal Court practice notes
  This update considers the changes arising out of the new Federal Court of Australia Taxation Practice Note and the implications for taxation disputes specifically in the context of alternative dispute resolution and the use of expert evidence.