DLA Piper hires Vicki Bales as transfer pricing director

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DLA Piper hires Vicki Bales as transfer pricing director

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Vicki Bales has joined DLA Piper’s transfer pricing team in London after 14 years in various positions at SABMiller and AB InBev, including as Europe tax lead and global head of transfer pricing.



Co-heads of international transfer pricing at DLA Piper, Joel Cooper and Randall Fox, said: "As a former global head of transfer pricing, Vicki brings substantial in-house experience to our international transfer pricing team that further complements our global offering to clients. We are confident that her experience will allow her to bring clients an additional perspective on strategic international tax and transfer pricing matters in the challenging current global environment."



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