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Mubeen Khadir leads Ernst & Young's tax practice in the GCC. The firm has one of the largest practices in the region, which is coordinated from Manama in Bahrain, and has advisers in Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat and Riyadh. They can deal with the full ... [more]

Mubeen Khadir leads Ernst & Young's tax practice in the GCC. The firm has one of the largest practices in the region, which is coordinated from Manama in Bahrain, and has advisers in Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat and Riyadh. They can deal with the full range of tax issues. Their work this year has involved both inbound and outbound investments requiring the firm to coordinate tax issues across several jurisdictions. One professional notes that their tax compliance work is among the best in the region, stating that "certainly in Saudi Arabia I would choose Ernst & Young for tax compliance". The firm has compensated for the departure of Howard Hull with the arrival in the region of highly regarded international tax specialist Tobius Lintvelt. With his expertise, the firm have signalled that they are dedicated to providing a comprehensive tax service in the GCC.

The well respected international tax and cross border structuring adviser Sharon Shulman leads Ernst & Young's tax practice in Israel. The firm has a full service tax practice and is highly regarded for its work in several areas. Their ability in international ... [more]

The well respected international tax and cross border structuring adviser Sharon Shulman leads Ernst & Young's tax practice in Israel. The firm has a full service tax practice and is highly regarded for its work in several areas. Their ability in international tax is crucial to their ability to attract multinational clients from overseas. They noted that Ernst & Young is, "very good on issues of international taxation both for transfer pricing and cross border structuring". Tax advisers also recognise Ziv Manor as one of the market leaders for international tax and the firm also has notable practitioners in other areas . Avi Bibi in indirect tax is widely commended by peers for his practical approach, while Lior Harrari is said to be capable in transfer pricing.

Ernst & Young's tax practice in Turkey has expanded this year under department head Erdal Calikoglu, with 32 fee earners joining the department over the last year. This brings the total number of tax professionals to more than 250, making the firm one ... [more]

Ernst & Young's tax practice in Turkey has expanded this year under department head Erdal Calikoglu, with 32 fee earners joining the department over the last year. This brings the total number of tax professionals to more than 250, making the firm one of the largest in the Turkish tax market. The firm provides clients with a full range of tax services, but has focused on its transfer pricing service line in particular since legislation was introduced in Turkey in 2007. Alper Yılmaz was transferred from the firm's US office this year to lead the transfer pricing service line. He has served as the head of transfer pricing for multinational companies and is expected to bolster the firm's knowledge of related-party transactions. The firm has also been active in M&A this year and claims to have the largest and busiest M&A tax service in Turkey.