The awards will go to the firms that demonstrate examples of the most innovative client work in North and South America between June 2010 and June 2011. The winners and runners-up will also be presented in the November 2011 issue of International Tax Review.
The hyperlinked entry forms below are your chance to enter your firm for as many awards as you wish.
Awards will be presented to firms in 17 jurisdictions or city areas:
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela
US: Chicago; US: Houston & Dallas; US: Los Angeles; US: New York
US: San Francisco Area; US: Washington, DC
Submissions
To decide the winners, International Tax Review’s team of journalists will undertake detailed research from a variety of sources. Submissions from firms are a vital part of this research. The magazine’s editorial staff will also consult a large number of tax advisers, private-practice lawyers, tax executives and in-house counsel to gain their perspective on the ground-breaking work of the June 2010 to June 2011 period.
Shortlists will be compiled based on the submissions and research, and the winners will be chosen after a poll of international tax executives.
The awards will be judged according to:
Size (Not conclusive, though it does indicate what a tax team is capable of taking on)
Innovation (Did the solution the firm employed show something more than the straightforward answer that is commonly used?)
Complexity (Did the matter address tax issues that were out of the ordinary and what ingenuity did the firm show to solve them?)
The award categories and details of how to submit entries are listed in the hyperlinked files below. You are invited to make separate submissions for as many of these categories as you wish.
Entry forms
National Tax Firm of the Year
National Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
North America Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Latin America Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
North America Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
Latin America Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
North America Restructuring Tax Firm of the Year
Latin America Restructuring Tax Firm of the Year
North America M&A Tax Firm of the Year
Latin America M&A Tax Firm of the Year
North America Capital Markets Tax Team of the Year
Latin America Capital Markets Tax Team of the Year
North America Energy Tax Firm of the Year
Latin America Energy Tax Firm of the Year
North America Media & Entertainment Tax Firm of the Year
Latin America Media & Entertainment Tax Firm of the Year
North America Banking Tax Team of the Year
Latin America Banking Tax Team of the Year
North America Private Equity Tax Team of the Year
Latin America Private Equity Tax Team of the Year
North America In House Tax Team of the Year
Latin America In House Tax Team of the Year
US Tax Court Firm of the Year
Tax Court of Canada Firm of the Year
International Law Firm in the Americas
Americas Tax Policy Firm of the Year
Best Use of the Internet
Best Newcomer
The shortlists for the North America and Latin America Tax Firm of the Year and the North America and Latin America Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year awards will be drawn from the entries for the national awards in those categories.
Deadlines
Please send as many details as possible by Tuesday August 2 2011 to ekelechava@euromoneyny.com and rcunningham@euromoneyplc.com.
