Corporate Tax 2010 - BMR Advisors

Greenwoods & Freehills Pty Ltd
Australia
Adrian O’Shannessy
Greenwoods & Freehills Pty Ltd
101 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
Andrew Mills
Greenwoods & Freehills Pty Ltd
Lvl 39, MLC Centre, Martin Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Australia
Tel: +61 3 9288 1723
Fax: +61 3 9288 1828
Email: adrian.o’shannessy@gf.com.au
URL: www.gf.com.au
Adrian’s practice involves advising public and multinational
companies on all aspects of domestic and international tax planning,
with a focus on corporate issues such as capital raisings and
structured finance, mergers & acquisitions and corporate
restructures, and employee share and dividend reinvestment plans.
Key areas of practice include:
domestic and offshore debt capital raising;
dividend and capital return strategies;
capital gains tax and other reorganisation issues associated
with mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructures;
the taxation of public and private trusts and alternative
structures such as stapled vehicles, partnerships and
unincorporated joint ventures;
employee share and option plans;
structuring for inbound investment into Australia, particularly
from the United States, and structuring for outbound
investment; and
tax litigation.
Tel: +61 2 9225 5966
Fax: +61 2 9225 5901
Email: andrew.mills@gf.com.au
URL: www.gf.com.au
Andrew is the managing director of Greenwoods & Freehills.
Andrew rejoined Greenwoods & Freehills in 2002 after having spent
three and a half years as Chief Tax Counsel for a major wealth
management firm.
Prior to this Andrew was a director of Greenwoods & Freehills having
joined the firm in 1990, after spending nine years in various
sections of the Australian Taxation Office and two years as a senior
tax specialist with a major financial services corporation. Andrew
has had over twenty-five years experience in tax, the last eighteen
specialising in insurance, superannuation and funds management in
both domestic and international tax contexts. He has advised
clients on a range of tax matters including mergers and acquisitions,
due diligence, tax audits, tax litigation, structured finance, capital
raisings, domestic and international investments as well as
corporate and fund restructuring both in Australia and cross-border.
Greenwoods & Freehills is Australia’s largest specialist tax advisory firm.
We are a team of highly experienced taxation specialists focused on developing deep relationships with clients to fully
understand their business needs. Our philosophy is for Directors to be actively involved in advising clients to ensure
the highest standards of technical expertise and provide the experience necessary for creative yet highly practical
solutions. In recognition of the success of our approach we were awarded Australian Tax Firm of the Year for 2007 by
International Tax Review. Our first tier performance has been consistently recognised in league tables, tax guides, and
industry-related awards.
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