Norton Rose Fulbright hires tax partner in New York

April 22 2019

Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed David Burton as a renewable energy tax partner to help global clients with finance and energy transactions.

Burton specialises in financial reporting with experience in structuring tax-efficient acquisitions and financing operations in the energy sector. He worked for Mayer Brown before joining Norton Rose Fulbright.

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Danish Mehboob

Senior Reporter ITR

Danish reports on all matters of direct tax and BEPS. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and what multinationals are doing to manage the tax burdens. Danish also specialises in tax technology and data management.

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