International corporate tax

Represented Mpower Partners Fund, Japan's first environmental, social and governance focused global venture fund, on their launch

Representing as lead tax advisor to a multi-national insurance company on a proposed sponsored Asia-Pacific Real Estate Fund, which will be seeded with over 20 commercial buildings owned by the sponsor in Japan, China, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, valued at US$2 billion.  

Representing a leading US Silicon Valley online game maker in a tax controversy with the Japanese tax authority, of which took over the matter from the client's long-time Japan tax advisor, who advised the client to pay the multi-million dollar assessment, and continue to servie as the tax advisor.

Assisted a UK fund manager on Italian tax issues relating to setting up and doing fund raising for a EU investment fund seeking to invest in EU renewable energy companies.

We provided thorough advice to an Argentinean hotel chain on tax optimizing its global structure for US investment and expansion. This included extensive pre-IPO planning, interim financing structuring, a review of the fund documents and the creation of convertible notes for a special class of investors.

We represent a substantial Russian engineering business, recently advising on the international tax aspects of its group restructuring prior to IPO.

Lead tax advisor for one of Philippines’ largest listed MNC in its power, banking and financial services, food, land and infrastructure investments across Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia.

We acted in one of the largest will contests in the New York Surrogate's Court, on behalf of a Canadian museum. Multiple and conflicting wills were presented to the court, and the parties alleged incapacity, undue influence and legal malpractice. However we were able to negotiate a reformation of the will, including a favorable settlement for our client, which was accepted by the Court.

This Californian arbitration case, Marlene McCoy et al v US Bank, related to a family trust. The trust beneficiaries had made claims against the trust and sought to prevent our client, as trustee, from paying its own legal costs out of trust funds. Our San Diego team argued that the beneficiaries' demands were unreasonable and their order was denied on appeal.

Our lawyers brought the highest value Inheritance Act claim to date in Wooldridge v Wooldridge (2016). We were acting for a widow who sought to increase provision under her husband’s will after his death in a helicopter accident. The will had been “homemade”, written without legal advice, and our client felt that her husband had intended to leave her a greater share of his assets.

Acting for the adult beneficiaries in the matter of the K Trust with local advocates. The Guernsey Royal Court sanctioned removing a protector for the first time (following similar principles established in Jersey, where we acted, in the matter of the A Trust and the B Trust).