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Thomsons Lawyers have appointed Arthur Athanasiou as a partner in their Melbourne office. Athanasiou is an Accredited Tax Law Specialist and brings greater depth to the firm's level of tax expertise.

KPMG has added Seth Green, Patrick Jackman and Howard Weiner as principals to its Washington National Tax (WNT) practice.

The OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration has appointed Piet Battiau as its head of the Consumption Taxes Unit.

Watson, Farley & Williams has announced the appointment of Luis Soto as a partner. He will be based in the international law firm’s Madrid office.

US multinationals are not unfamiliar with fighting over the tax treatment of stock option expenses. Tax practitioners believe that the next round in this battle may focus on the tax treatment of stock options across the Canadian border.

The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court has asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a preliminary ruling on final tax losses in cross-border mergers.

The Greek parliament heard a new tax Bill last week which includes developments in the area of dispute resolution. The Bill was voted on in principle but will be voted on again next week, advisers say.

Thomas Zehnle will join the firm as a partner in the tax and white collar practices. He specialises in tax fraud, money laundering, and Bank Secrecy Act violations.

Jaclyn Pampel has been elected as a partner in the tax practice group in the firm's Chicago office.

Chapman Tripp, the New Zealand law firm, has a new partner and joint head of its tax litigation practice. Graeme Olding advises on a wide range of New Zealand tax matters including merger M&A and tax disputes. He also advises on cross-border structuring issues as well as debt and equity issuances. He was with Bell Gully for more than 10 years before joining Chapman Tripp in April 2010.