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Led by Guillermo Villaseñor-Tadeo, Baker & McKenzie's tax practice is assisting Sony Music Mexico during a $25 million tax audit conducted by the Mexican Treasury Department. The tax team has advised clients in Japan, the US, and Mexico on competent ... [more]

Led by Guillermo Villaseñor-Tadeo, Baker & McKenzie's tax practice is assisting Sony Music Mexico during a $25 million tax audit conducted by the Mexican Treasury Department. The tax team has advised clients in Japan, the US, and Mexico on competent authority procedures. Competitors say the tax team has "a number of really good professionals in the transfer pricing field." Since November 2010, the group has hired seven associates and specialists. In May 2011, Octavio Valle became of head of the tax practice in the Guadalajara office. The office has a multidisciplinary team of four professionals, including Valle, specialising in tax planning, international tax and transfer pricing. This new team strengthens the Mexican tax practice as well the five other offices throughout the country.

Jaclyn Pampel of Baker & McKenzie was elected as partner in the tax department in March 2011. Pampel has extensive experience in transfer pricing disputes and advises clients on IRS negotiations and in actions before the courts. The tax group is known ... [more]

Jaclyn Pampel of Baker & McKenzie was elected as partner in the tax department in March 2011. Pampel has extensive experience in transfer pricing disputes and advises clients on IRS negotiations and in actions before the courts. The tax group is known for its excellent controversy practice. Partner Jim O'Brien is noted by peers as one of the best tax litigators in Chicago. The firm's international network helps it in the services it can provide clients. give it an advantage in the market. Gregg Lemein is often mentioned by competitors for his transfer pricing expertise. In November 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) confirmed that it would not appeal the US Tax Court's decision in Veritas Software Corp v Commissioner, where Baker & McKenzie represented the software company in transfer pricing litigation centring on a cost sharing agreement. The case has been closely watched by international tax practitioners because the IRS had taken similar positions with many multinational corporations, asserting billons of dollars in adjustments.

Baker & McKenzie's tax practices clients comes from a variety of industries with a special emphasis on energy, manufacturing and private equity. The firm has earned a leading reputation for international tax.

Baker & McKenzie's New York office has seven tax partners led by Robert DeJoy, who specialises in international tax planning, tax controversy and transactional matters. The firm has advised clients such as LVMH in the past year. Marc Levey is a transfer ... [more]

Baker & McKenzie's New York office has seven tax partners led by Robert DeJoy, who specialises in international tax planning, tax controversy and transactional matters. The firm has advised clients such as LVMH in the past year. Marc Levey is a transfer pricing star recommended by peers for his extensive knowledge and expertise.

Baker & McKenzie's clients include some of the best known names in local clients in Silicon Valley such as Electronic Arts, a video game developer, Facebook, the social networking website, and Bio-Rad Laboratories, a manufacturer for the life sciences ... [more]

Baker & McKenzie's clients include some of the best known names in local clients in Silicon Valley such as Electronic Arts, a video game developer, Facebook, the social networking website, and Bio-Rad Laboratories, a manufacturer for the life sciences industry. Partners in the Silicon Valley office, Scott Frewing, Drew Crousore, and John Peterson are highly regarded for tax controversy. Gary Sprague has a string of top clients in the software industry.

Baker & McKenzie's tax professionals counsel US multinational corporations on ways to implement tax strategies that minimise the payment of foreign taxes. Denny Meyer has a strong reputation in tax controversy and litigation. The firm also has a significant ... [more]

Baker & McKenzie's tax professionals counsel US multinational corporations on ways to implement tax strategies that minimise the payment of foreign taxes. Denny Meyer has a strong reputation in tax controversy and litigation. The firm also has a significant practice devoted to advising partnerships, limited liability companies, trusts, S corporations and other pass-through entities concerning the tax consequences of domestic and international transactions.