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Page 1: Taxand Asia Presentation Asia... · 2018-10-19 · Thailand won Tax Disputes Firm of the Year Nominated for a further 22 awards Top ranked 73% Taxand Asia countries ranked in the

Taxand Asia Presentation Practical advice, responsively delivered

January 2013

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1. About Taxand

2. About Taxand Asia

3. Our Taxand Asia Team

4. Why Taxand?

5. Taxand Key Contacts

Contents

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The Taxand Story - Demand

2 1 About Taxand

In 2002 the tax advisory

landscape changed radically

New legislation introduced

to prevent repeat disasters

Client demand created for independent

(separate from audit) tax advisory

services and Big 4 alternatives

Complexity of tax systems

requires dedicated tax

professionals

Worldwide business

operations require global

capability

And … local tax legislation

differences require local tax

specialists

The largest international

network of tax advisors

disappeared

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The Taxand Story – Supply

3 1 About Taxand

Now comprises nearly 50

countries

Globally providing clients with

access to over 2,000 tax

professionals and 400 partners

Working together delivering

integrated global services

Focused on delivering high quality,

senior led, seamless service

Founded by a respected group of

9 entrepreneurial, independent

tax firms

Established in March 2005 to

respond to market demand

And… still growing – more

countries; local expansion

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A Global Organisation – With Big Differences

About Taxand 1 4

Big 4

Law firms Local Dedicated to tax

Independence advantage – conflict free,

un-bureaucratic, best practice

Local knowledge, global view

Partner led from start to finish (average 1:5 Partner:

staff ratio)

Complex problems, customised advice

Committed and proactive to fuel client success

Passionate about working together

PRACTICAL ADVICE (advisory plus implementation)

RESPONSIVELY DELIVERED

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Providing high quality advice that addresses your strategic concerns and improves your bottom

line by:

Understanding and managing the tax consequences of cross-border tax transactions

Considering organisational (re)structuring options in full awareness of the tax implications

Realising tax, supply chain and overall operational efficiencies

Interpreting technical tax provisions

Lowering effective tax rates

Addressing and preventing tax leakages

Ensuring tax compliance

Managing relationships with tax authorities

Our Global Service Commitment

5 1 About Taxand

M&A

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Coverage Across Asia and Worldwide

About Taxand 6 1

From 9 to 48 countries in just 7 years

Won 59 ITR awards since 2009

95% recommended in World Tax 2012

Argentina Ireland Puerto Rico

Australia Italy Romania

Austria Japan Russia

Belgium Korea Singapore

Brazil Luxembourg South Africa

Canada Malaysia Spain

Chile Malta Sweden

China Mauritius Switzerland

Colombia Mexico Thailand

Cyprus Netherlands Turkey

Denmark Norway UK

Finland Pakistan Ukraine

France Panama USA

Germany Peru Venezuela

Greece Philippines

India Poland

Indonesia

Portugal

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Centrally manage our relationship through 1 Taxand Partner contact in your key territory in Asia

Deliver high quality efficient service drawing on local expertise

Consider the context of your business strategy

Understand your industry pressures

Assess your options, consider the risks thoroughly and protect you from unwelcome surprises

Work as an integrated team speaking regularly to share technical knowledge and exchange best

practice

Regular client meetings and satisfaction reviews

Your trusted tax partner:

Manage your tax burden

Mitigate risk

Drive performance of your business

Focusing on Your Agenda

7 2 About Taxand Asia

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Client base

26% of Taxand’s key clients are listed in the top 100 of the 2012 Global Fortune 500 list

Extensive worldwide client base comprising top multinationals, mid market corporations,

large private companies and national businesses across nearly 50 countries and all

industry sectors

ITR Asia Awards

Won Asia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Won Asia Tax Policy Firm of the Year

India won The Case of the Year and Best Use of Internet

Thailand won Tax Disputes Firm of the Year

Nominated for a further 22 awards

Top ranked

73% Taxand Asia countries ranked in the ITR 2012 annual poll to the world's leading

tax transactional practices

64% Taxand Asia countries ranked in the ITR 2011 annual poll to the world’s leading

tax planning practices

Legal 500, Chambers, PLC Which Lawyer, the Legal Media Group, Who’s Who Legal

and many more

Market Leading

8 2 About Taxand Asia

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Taxand Australia is Corrs Chambers Westgarth. With 5 tax partners and 10 tax practitioners, Corrs is

a world class law firm committed to driving Australia’s competiveness and its economic engagement

with Asia, dedicated to offering clients a choice in tax advisors free from audit-based conflicts of

interest. We advise major organisations on the matters most important to them, bridging the gap

between business issues and legal practice. We deliver a wide range of tax advisory to Australian and

multinational corporations on the federal and state tax consequences of a broad range of transactions

including mergers, acquisitions, demergers, initial public offerings, capital markets transactions,

private equity and cross-border investment, and other major projects. With offices in Sydney,

Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and strong relationships with Taxand globally, it is ideally placed to

support clients whose businesses extend nationally and internationally.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Jonathon Leek

T. +61 8 9460 1616

E. [email protected]

Taxand Asia – Australia Profile

9 2 About Taxand Asia

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Taxand China is Hendersen Taxand. Created in September 2004, Hendersen Taxand is an

independent Chinese tax firm formed by professionals from legacy Arthur Andersen, big four

accounting firms and in-house experts. We have seven partners, 40 tax practitioners, and offices in

Shanghai, Beijing and Chongqing. Our team of experienced professionals is committed to listening to

clients, understanding their business operations and needs, and taking creative and proactive steps to

deliver workable solutions that add considerable value. We currently work with over 150 multinational

companies, including more than 50 Fortune Global 500 companies, in a wide range of market

segments such as manufacturing, financial, new media, logistics, retail, food and beverage, and back-

office functions. We provide solutions for multinational companies and have strong central and local

government relations. We specialise in corporate tax, mergers and acquisitions, investment advisory,

human capital, customs and outsourcing technology based solutions.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Dennis Xu

T. +86 21 6447 7878 Ext. 506

E. [email protected]

Taxand Asia – China Profile

10 2 About Taxand Asia

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Taxand India is BMR Advisors. We have 23 partners and executive directors and over 225 tax

practitioners working from five offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai . We are

focused on providing high quality services to clients and adding considerable value by blending

practical business advice with tax and regulatory guidance. We work with a wide variety of clients

including multinational and locally listed companies, mid-market companies and large private entities.

We also work with high-net-worth individuals and have a large number of clients operating within the

real estate sector. We place our clients’ needs first and foremost at all times, hiring the best

professionals and adhering rigorously to a set of values that are core to everything we do. Our

technical advice is practical, effective and implementable, and delivered in the context of each client’s

business or commercial situation. We strive to understand underlying business challenges and

imperatives, then apply an understanding of the tax and regulatory framework to create a solution that

works.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Gokul Chaudhri

T. +91 124 339 5040

E. [email protected]

11 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – India Profile

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Taxand Indonesia is PB Taxand. With seven tax partners and 150 tax practitioners, we are

Indonesia's premier tax and financial advisory services provider. We have offices in Jakarta and

Surabaya that are staffed by dedicated professionals who are keenly attuned to local tax policies and

business culture. Our longstanding personal relationships with prominent industry leaders enable us

to stay abreast of new developments. We are equally well informed about international legislation and

trends, and deliver a broad range of tax services including local and international tax, tax planning, tax

compliance, tax verification, tax objection, tax appeal and payroll outsourcing. We work with a wide

range of clients from multinational and locally listed companies to large private entities and mid-

market companies. We also work with individuals. Our clients include prominent multinationals as well

as many of Indonesia's leading businesses and fastest growing corporations in key industry sectors

such as banking, mining, trading, manufacturing, property, securities and finance.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Hariansyah

T. +62 21 835 6377

E. [email protected]

12 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – Indonesia Profile

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Taxand Japan is Kojima Law Offices. Established in 1984, we are a private commercial/corporate law

firm that specialises in transnational investment and contractual matters for Japanese and foreign

clients. We provide comprehensive tax planning and tax solutions for multinational companies that

have operations in Japan and for Japanese companies doing business locally and abroad. We

collaborate closely with foreign counsel in cross border cases to ensure expert advice and appropriate

solutions are provided to our clients. Our lawyers are all proficient in English and several of our

Japanese lawyers have achieved admittance to the New York bar. We work with a wide variety of

clients in a range of industry sectors including automotive, technology and healthcare to financial

services, retail, real estate and manufacturing. Compliance services are delivered through a different

related entity.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Eiki Kawakami

T. +81 3 3222 1401

E. [email protected]

13 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – Japan Profile

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Taxand Korea is Sojong Partners. One of the leading law firms in Korea, we provide a full range of

services to meet the complex needs of our domestic and foreign clients. We have 11 partners, 48

attorneys, and 12 advisors and professionals who specialise in delivering high quality advice in a wide

variety of areas, including international tax, tax audit defence, international trade, foreign investments,

general corporate, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, anti-trust, fair trade, real estate, project

financing, intellectual property, litigation and arbitration. We combine specialised expertise in tax and

litigation, and focus on delivering practical and achievable solutions that fit each client's unique

individual needs. With offices in Seoul and easy access to Incheon, we serve a variety of clients in a

wide range of industry sectors including banking and finance, real estate, manufacturing and

distribution, information technology, oil and gas, and mining.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Stephan Kim

T. +82 2 2112 1144

E. [email protected]

14 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – Korea Profile

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Taxand Malaysia is a tax advisory firm made up of highly specialised, dedicated professionals serving

specific client interests. We deliver a wide range of tax services, such as tax structure design,

planning and implementation, corporate reorganisation and tax risk management reviews. We work

with a variety of clients including multinational and locally listed companies, mid-market companies

and large private entities. We also work with quasi-government agencies, providing advice and

assistance with project implementation. Our focus is to provide specialist tax services rapidly,

efficiently and effectively. We are committed to the highest degree of service excellence and the

utmost integrity at all times. Our people have extensive experience in major professional firms and

use that expertise to help clients to structure business transactions that optimise tax efficiency whilst

meeting business goals. We have particular expertise working with clients across a range of sectors,

including financial services, real estate, manufacturing, retail, oil and gas and information technology.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Renuka Bhupalan

T. +603 2032 2799

E. [email protected]

15 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – Malaysia Profile

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Taxand Mauritius is CIM Tax Services Ltd. We are the only independent professional services

advisors in Mauritius offering a range of tax services for local and global businesses of all sizes. We

enhance value for clients by focusing on solutions that are innovative, yet practical and that can be

implemented. We understand domestic and global tax environments. But more importantly, we work

diligently to understand your business, your challenges, your goals and your needs.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Gyaneshwarnath (Gary) Gowrea

T. +230 405 2002

E. [email protected]

16 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – Mauritius Profile

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Taxand Pakistan is Huzaima & Ikram. An international law firm with offices in Lahore, Karachi and

Islamabad, we specialise in international tax and adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to practice

areas. We were founded in 1996 by Dr. Ikramul Haq. Our team of two tax partners and ten tax

practitioners provides services to a variety of clients in a range of industry sectors, including banking,

insurance, pharmaceutical and real estate. We also have in-depth expertise in high technology, media

and communication law.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Dr. Ikramul Haq

T. +92 42 530 4420

E. [email protected]

17 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – Pakistan Profile

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Taxand Philippines is Salvador & Associates. We were established in 2003 by experts in tax and

commercial law. We are recognised as one of the leading firms engaged in tax practice in the

Philippines. Our tax practice encompasses tax advisory and tax planning services, and tax advocacy

and litigation, most of which are rendered to various multinational and top 500 companies in the

Philippines. In addition to our five partners, we have eight senior associates and nine junior

associates, all of whom are highly qualified in the areas of taxation and commercial law. Our tax

practice includes tax advisory and planning, tax compliance, family wealth planning, and

compensation planning, among others. Our tax advocacy practice includes the handling of tax audit

and investigations and claims for refund of overpaid national and local taxes, including input value-

added taxes.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Serafin Salvador, Jr.

T. +63 2 8112500

E. [email protected]

18 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – Philippines Profile

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Taxand Singapore is KhattarWong. We were founded in 1974 as a tax practice. Now a full service law

firm, our dedicated tax department remains one of the leading tax divisions in Singapore. We are

aware of and sensitive to the cultural nuances vital to success in dealing with parties from different

jurisdictions. We pride ourselves on our shared vision, efficiency, dedication and personal service

delivery to our clients. Our clientele includes Fortune 500 and listed companies from around the

globe, private and public non-listed companies both local and international, Government Ministries

and authorities, leading local and international banks, financial institutions and insurance companies.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Kwong Wing Leon

T. + 65 6238 3018

E. [email protected]

19 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – Singapore Profile

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Taxand South Africa is ENS which is Africa’s largest law firm, with 16 Partners, 42 tax

specialists. ENS’ understanding of South Africa’s ever-changing and complex tax environment means

the firm is able to offer innovative and appropriate assistance that is critical to the success of its

clients businesses. ENS offers a full range of tax services. Our experience in a broad range of sectors

and the ability to deliver proactive and timely advice in a multitude of tax areas, including litigation and

mediation, indirect, international, and personal tax, means clients truly benefit from the firm’s

extensive expertise. The tax department’s exceptional ability and deal-structuring experience in

comprehensive cross-border tax transactions, ensures seamless solutions in various sectors including

banking and finance, capital markets, private clients, real estate and VAT. ENS was established over

100 years ago and currently operates out of its Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Stellenbosch

offices

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Bernard Du Plessis

T. +27 11 269 7891

E. [email protected]

20 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – South Africa Profile

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Taxand Thailand is HNP Taxand. We are an independent firm set up in 2002 by former international

partners and senior associates of Baker McKenzie. Now a medium-sized city law firm based in

Bangkok, we have a team of 6 partners, and 24 tax and law professionals providing tax, legal and

financial services for domestic and multinational clients across industry sectors. We have become a

one stop service for tax, legal, business and financial advisory services. Our range of tax service

includes direct tax (corporate income tax, personal income tax, withholding income tax, international

tax, transfer pricing), indirect tax (value added tax: VAT, customs duty and excises tax) and

transaction tax (including cross-border transaction, divestment, M&A and restructuring). We deliver

practical solutions and develop strong working relationships with our clients.

Your Taxand contact for further queries is:

Hatasakdi Na Pomberja

T. +66 26 32 18 00 ext. 111

E. [email protected]

21 2 About Taxand Asia

Taxand Asia – Thailand Profile

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Taxand Asia Region Leaders

Mukesh Butani

INDIA

Veerinderjeet Singh

MALAYSIA

Our Taxand Asia Team 3 22

[email protected]

+91 124 339 5010

[email protected]

+603 2032 2799

Mukesh is a member of the Taxand Board. Mukesh is based in Taxand India where he is CEO

of BMR Advisors—India’s leading independent firm of tax advisors. He is an acknowledged

expert in international tax and transfer pricing, with more than 23 years’ experience advising

several Fortune 500 multinationals on various cross-border tax structuring, transfer pricing,

mergers and acquisitions, and investment structuring matters. Mukesh is the former tax

practice leader and international tax partner at a Big 4 firm.

Veerinderjeet is a member of the Taxand Board. He is the Chairman of Taxand Malaysia.

Veerinderjeet has extensive experience in tax matters. He has served with the Malaysian

Inland Revenue Department, been a Tax Partner in international accounting firms and has

held the position of Associate Professor in Taxation at the University of Malaya. Veerinderjeet

has advised on a wide range of tax matters affecting cross-border investments, corporate

restructuring, financial institutions, multinational entities, listed entities and government and

quasi-government entities and projects. He is Past President of the Chartered

Tax Institute of Malaysia, Chairman of the IFA Malaysia Branch and a member

of the IBFD’s Board of Trustees as well as actively involved in the activities of

various Chambers of Commerce.

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Taxand Asia Team – Key Contacts

Jonathon Leek

AUSTRALIA

Our Taxand Asia Team 3 23

[email protected]

+61 8 9460 1616

[email protected]

+86 21 64477878

Jonathon is based in Taxand Australia where he is a partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

Jonathon has 19 years experience as a tax adviser including 12 years as a partner in major

law firms. Jonathon advises major Australian and multinational corporations on the tax

aspects of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, private equity and cross-

border investment, and major projects. His clients operate across a range of industries

including energy, resources, real estate, infrastructure, financial services, and technology.

Dennis is a member of the Taxand Board. Dennis is also a founding partner of Taxand China,

which is Hendersen Taxand. He has more than 11 years of experience and is a leading

Chinese advisor in the areas of corporate tax, mergers and acquisitions, international tax and

investment structuring. Dennis began his professional career with Arthur Andersen. He has

worked with at least 100 major global and domestic corporate clients including Fortune 500

companies, growth companies and new business start-ups. After Andersen, Dennis joined

General Electric as China tax manager, where he gained an in-depth understanding of

business operations.

Dennis Wu

CHINA

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Taxand Asia Team – Key Contacts

Gokul Chaudhri

INDIA

Our Taxand Asia Team 3 24

[email protected]

+91 124 339 5040

[email protected]

+62 21 835 6377

Gokul is based in Taxand India where he is a partner at BMR Advisors, and leader of the

firm's tax practice. Gokul has more than 16 years of work experience – 12 of those at Arthur

Andersen, and thereafter at one of the Big 4 firms as tax partner, leading its energy,

chemicals and mining industry practice. Gokul has considerable experience advising domestic

and international energy clients, vertically integrated energy giants and aviation groups. He is

an acknowledged expert in the areas of upstream, mid-stream and oilfield services taxation in

general, and more specifically in the taxation of farm-out transactions, engineering,

procurement and construction arrangements, renewables and natural gas/LNG contracting.

Hariansyah is based in Taxand Indonesia where he is the Managing Partner of PB Taxand,

Indonesia’s leading consulting firm of tax and financial advisors. He is a professional tax

advisor with 30 years’ experience and in-depth knowledge of domestic and international tax

laws and practices. His clients range from local and national firms to multinational companies

doing business in Indonesia. His areas of expertise include tax planning, corporate

restructuring, tax verification, tax objection and tax appeal, among others. Hariansyah has

attended several training programs in Indonesia and abroad, and has lectured at a number of

seminars on taxation.

Hariansyah

INDONESIA

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Taxand Asia Team – Key Contacts

Eiki Kawakami

JAPAN

Stephan Kim

KOREA

Our Taxand Asia Team 3 25

[email protected]

+81 3 3222 1401

[email protected]

+82 2 2112 1144

Eiki is based in Taxand Japan where he is head of Kojima Law Offices’ tax practice. He has

30 years of experience providing local and international tax advice, and specialises in

developing tax strategies for international clients. His primary advisory capabilities involve tax

issues associated with inbound investment structures, cross-border financing, M&As,

reorganisations, equity compensation and tax litigation support. Eiki also runs the Japan

financial service tax team. Specific tax advisory areas include real estate, private equity funds

and asset finance including cross-border leasing, asset backed securities, business backed

securities and structured finance. Compliance services are delivered through a different legal

entity, which Eiki also leads.

Stephan is based in Taxand Korea where he leads Foreign Legal Consultants and heads its

International Legal & Tax Practice for Sojong Partners. Stephan has over 29 years of

experience in legal and tax. Before joining Sojong, Stephan served as the Asia Pacific

Regional Tax Partner with KPMG International and also headed KPMG Korea tax practice.

Stephan’s focus is on M&A, energy, natural resources, company restructuring, real estate

investment, joint ventures and foreign investments in Korea and Asia Pacific region; asset

securitisation, and international commercial transactions. Stephan has advised

domestic and multinational clients on a wide range of tax matters related to

acquisition, disposition, and restructuring of assets, project financing, tax &

customs audit defense, and foreign acquisitions and cross border transactions.

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Taxand Asia Team – Key Contacts

Renuka Bhupalan

MALAYSIA

Gyaneshwarnath (Gary)

Gowrea

MAURITIUS

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[email protected]

+603 2032 2799

[email protected]

+230 405 2000

Renuka Bhupalan is based in Taxand Malaysia where she is Managing Director of Taxand

Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Her experience covers both tax compliance and consulting work across a

wide spectrum of industries for both multinational as well as Malaysian companies. Her work

experience includes tax planning for in-bound and out-bound investments, group

reorganisations, mergers, privatisation and corporatisation exercises, transfer pricing and real

estate. Renuka is also responsible for tax training and tax knowledge management.

Gyaneshwarnath (Gary) is based in Taxand Mauritius where he heads the Tax, Consulting,

and Technical teams with CIM Tax Services Ltd. Gary is an internationally respected figure

and one of the senior tax professionals in Mauritius. He specialises in international tax and

advises clients all over the world. Gary has been a speaker at several local and international

conferences. Gary is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

(UK), Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (UK),

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Taxand Asia Team – Key Contacts

Dr. Ikramul Haq

PAKISTAN

Serafin Salvador, Jr.

PHILIPPINES

Our Taxand Asia Team 3 27

[email protected]

+92 42 530 4420

[email protected]

+63 2 8112500

Dr. Ikram is based in Taxand Pakistan where he is the chief partner of Huzaima & Ikram,

Pakistan’s leading independent firm of tax advisors. With 27 years’ experience of local and

international tax, Dr. Ikram maintains his reputation of adopting a commercial approach to his

advice. Working predominantly with banking companies, Dr. Ikram has provided structuring

and transactional advice on the full range of corporate tax activities, including M&As,

reorganisations, restructurings and structured finance. Dr. Ikram’s proactive advice includes

international structuring of inbound activities by multinational enterprises. A recent key

transaction included providing advice on a US$5 billion acquisition of a bank.

Serafin U. Salvador, Jr., or “Jun”, is based in Taxand Philippines where he is Chairman of

Salvador & Associates. He was with SGV & Co. for 30 years (until 2001), where he was Head

of the Tax Division and also Tax Principal. SGV & Co. was previously affiliated with Arthur

Andersen, and is now affiliated with Ernst & Young. Jun is a professor of taxation in both the

Ateneo and UP colleges of law. Jun is a Past President of the Tax Management Association of

the Philippines and has been a contributor to various foreign publications, including the CCH

Journal of Asia-Pacific Taxation.

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Taxand Asia Team – Key Contacts

Kwong Wing Leon

SINGAPORE

Bernard De Plessis

SOUTH AFRICA

Our Taxand Asia Team 3 28

[email protected]

+ 65 6238 3018

[email protected]

+27 11 269 7891

Kwong Wing is based in Taxand Singapore where he is a partner and the head of Tax at

KhattarWong. He is also a barrister (Gray’s Inn), an advocate and solicitor (Singapore), and a

registered trust and estate practitioner (TEP). Kwong Wing has been with Singapore’s Taxand

practice, KhattarWong, for his entire career. Kwong Wing advises on income tax, property tax,

goods and services tax and stamp duty in Singapore. Kwong Wing advises private bankers

and high-net-worth individuals on estate and succession planning. He drafts trusts and wills,

obtains letters of representation and administers estates. He helps clients surrender tax

residence in high-tax jurisdictions and acquire tax-efficient residence in Singapore,

set up family offices and apply for permanent residence and citizenship.

Bernard is based in Taxand South Africa where he is an executive for ENS (Edward Nathan

Sonnenbergs). Bernard has 17 years experience and specialises in international tax, mergers

and acquisitions, corporate finance, project finance, structured finance and capital markets.

Bernard also extensively advises on exchange control implications of international transactions

and on tax dispute resolutions. Bernard’s general practice experience includes advising on

global projects. He has led the tax advice on a substantial number of the largest, most recent

corporate listings in South Africa. Other projects which Bernard has advised on include

structuring of international transactions and groups, group restructurings with or

without listings, infrastructure projects, international toll roads and airports,

submarine telecommunications cables, oil refineries and construction projects.

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Taxand Asia Team – Key Contacts

Hatasakdi Na Pombejra

THAILAND

Our Taxand Asia Team 3 29

[email protected]

+66 26 32 18 00 ext. 111

Hatasakdi is based in Taxand Thailand where he is the Managing Director and Partner of

HNP Counsellors Ltd. He began his career with Baker & McKenzie in 1983 where he became

an international partner in 1992. In early 2002, he set up his own law firm together with a team

of experienced lawyers and staffs and led the firm’s tax practice known as HNP Counsellors –

Taxand Thailand. He has expanded his practice to provide a one-stop-shop service to

domestic and multinational clients across industry sectors delivering a wide range of

professional services including legal, tax, indirect tax and business & financial advisory.

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Dedicated to tax

Independence advantage – conflict free, un-bureaucratic, best practice

Local knowledge, regional view

Partner led from start to finish

Complex problems, customised advice

Passionate about working together

Practical advice, responsively delivered

An integrated, quality, flexible team you can trust

Why Taxand Asia?

30 4 Why Taxand ?

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Key Contacts 31 5

Mukesh Butani

Taxand Asia Region Leader

E. [email protected]

T. +91 124 339 5010

Veerinderjeet Singh

Taxand Asia Region Leader

E. [email protected]

T. +603 2032 2799

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Key Contacts 32 5

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Taxand Board

Key Contacts 33 5

Frederic Donnedieu

E. [email protected]

T. +33 1 70 38 88 01

Dennis Xu

E. [email protected]

T. +86 21 6447 7878

Mukesh Butani

E. [email protected]

T. +91 11 3081 5010

Ricardo Gomez

E. [email protected]

T. +34 91 514 52 00

David Pert

E. [email protected]

T. +44 20 7715 5208

Bob Lowe

E. [email protected]

T. +1 212 328 8721

Keith O’Donnell

E. [email protected]

T. +352 26 940 257

Manuel Candal

E. [email protected]

T. +58 212 750 00 95 ext 101

Veerinderjeet Singh

E. [email protected]

T. +603 2032 2799

Abbie Tarren

COO

E. [email protected]

T. +44 20 7715 5243

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