Michael Olesnicky returns to Baker McKenzie

April 04 2019

Michael Olesnicky has returned to Baker McKenzie's tax practice in Hong Kong as a senior consultant after more than four years at KPMG.

Based in Hong Kong, Olesnicky will work closely with lawyers across the firm's global and Asia Pacific tax practice. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in corporate tax, wealth management, trust planning and estate succession matters.

Olesnicky was previously at Baker McKenzie for 26 years.

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Anjana manages ITR’s online and print coverage, alongside the publication’s awards and events worldwide. She covers all areas of corporate tax matters, but particularly disputes, transfer pricing arrangements and tax treaty analysis.

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