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Ernst & Young expanded its tax practice significantly in 2011 by bringing in Fasken Martineau partner, David Robertson. The firm is at the forefront of the advice to foreign investors streaming into Western Canada and is active in a number of mining ... [more]

Ernst & Young expanded its tax practice significantly in 2011 by bringing in Fasken Martineau partner, David Robertson. The firm is at the forefront of the advice to foreign investors streaming into Western Canada and is active in a number of mining transactions in Vancouver. The Calgary office is regarded in the market as being exceptionally strong. The Montreal office services an active outbound market, as well as the manufacturing and technology sectors. The tax practice is also focused on helping clients respond to the heightened disclosure requirements that the CRA will be adopting in 2012.

Mancera Ernst & Young advises clients on a variety of matters, including audit defence, tax controversy, supply chain management, cash repatriation and M&A. Fernando Becerril is an accomplished specialist in corporate tax matters. Manuel Solano is a ... [more]

Mancera Ernst & Young advises clients on a variety of matters, including audit defence, tax controversy, supply chain management, cash repatriation and M&A. Fernando Becerril is an accomplished specialist in corporate tax matters. Manuel Solano is a leading practitioner in cross-border structuring and Jorge Castellón is continues to be a force in transfer pricing.

Partners Anna Voortman and Colleen Warner have a combined 47 years of service with Ernst & Young. Voortman leads the Mid-West international M&A tax group. Warner is the longest tenured transfer pricing partner at the firm and a leading practitioner in ... [more]

Partners Anna Voortman and Colleen Warner have a combined 47 years of service with Ernst & Young. Voortman leads the Mid-West international M&A tax group. Warner is the longest tenured transfer pricing partner at the firm and a leading practitioner in the market. The Chicago office has the second largest international tax group in the firm and focuses heavily on work for companies in the pharmaceutical and technology industries. With the IRS's recent increase in its activities in the Mid-West, there has been a simultaneous focus on transfer pricing during the audit process. The firm's top practitioners have assisted many clients in the past year with their internal restructuring as well as intellectual property migration and cost-sharing agreements.

Ernst & Young's transfer pricing practice for the area is conducted out of the firm's Houston office. It has been busy over the last year. The practice reports that controversy is on the increase and there is more advance pricing agreement work. The ... [more]

Ernst & Young's transfer pricing practice for the area is conducted out of the firm's Houston office. It has been busy over the last year. The practice reports that controversy is on the increase and there is more advance pricing agreement work. The professionals in Houston and Dallas are also advising on more inbound investments into the area and expect M&A to be a significant focus of the group moving into the next year. The practice also advises clients on their supply chain activity in an effort to drive costs in a market that has not been significantly impacted in either Dallas or Houston.

With a significant increase in M&A activity in 2011, more multinationals are coming to Ernst & Young's Los Angeles practice for transaction structuring, due diligence and post-merger integration advice. The tax team is also helping taxpayers to comply ... [more]

With a significant increase in M&A activity in 2011, more multinationals are coming to Ernst & Young's Los Angeles practice for transaction structuring, due diligence and post-merger integration advice. The tax team is also helping taxpayers to comply with the Schedule UTP regime on uncertain tax positions. Key international tax and transfer pricing partners include Mike Denning, John Nagy and Julie Wooldridge.

Professionals at Ernst & Young's transfer pricing practice are being kept busy as more and more countries add documentation requirements. Restructuring and globalisation are set to drive the future growth of the practice. This will continue to be a priority ... [more]

Professionals at Ernst & Young's transfer pricing practice are being kept busy as more and more countries add documentation requirements. Restructuring and globalisation are set to drive the future growth of the practice. This will continue to be a priority for companies, especially those with operations in emerging markets. The economic downturn required companies to devote a lot of resources to transfer pricing as they began to restructure and close operations overseas. Craig Hillier leads the North East international tax services group.

Peers note that Horacio Peña of PwC is a talented transfer pricing adviser. The firm advises big-name clients on a wide array of tax matters and is recovering from the economic downturn, retaining its first tier status this year.

One of the strongest tax firms in the region, Ernst & Young has worked hard to make a success of its San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices. The firm advises clients in the high-tech and technology areas on issues of intangible property migration, ... [more]

One of the strongest tax firms in the region, Ernst & Young has worked hard to make a success of its San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices. The firm advises clients in the high-tech and technology areas on issues of intangible property migration, cost sharing arrangements and royalty rate planning. Rob Terpening, for corporate tax, Robert Giusti and Michael Bumbaca in cross-border structuring and M&A respectively, and Lonnie Brist in transfer pricing, have all made their names in the market.

Michael Mundaca, the former assistant secretary of the Treasury for tax policy, has returned to Ernst & Young as co-leader of the firm's national tax department. It means Ernst & Young employs the last two holders of the tax policy office as Eric Solomon ... [more]

Michael Mundaca, the former assistant secretary of the Treasury for tax policy, has returned to Ernst & Young as co-leader of the firm's national tax department. It means Ernst & Young employs the last two holders of the tax policy office as Eric Solomon works there too. Inbound investment work is increasing for the firm.