Fried Frank announces double hire of Roman and Thornton Christopher Roman and Nick Thornton have become new tax partners of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 21 2014
Wood leads tax team to KPMG KPMG has hired three tax lawyers, partner Angela Wood and senior lawyers Ross Hocking and Angelina Lagana, from the severely depleted Maddocks tax controversy team. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 20 2014
Asquith joins Avalara as VP global tax He will be responsible for for the company's efforts to help businesses manage compliance obligations as they enter new markets. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 20 2014
Doubts raised over Italian government’s €1.5 billion target for voluntary disclosure sc... New draft law opens Italian voluntary disclosure plan up to companies By Joe Stanley-Smith October 19 2014
Majority of Maddocks’ tax team to move to Minter Ellison Up to 12 professionals from Maddocks’ tax controversy team will leave the firm to join rival firm Minter Ellison in the next few months. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 19 2014
JWS hires Tang and Grieve as tax partners The pair will work as partners in the tax transactional and advisory practices. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 19 2014
Vesikansa joins Hannes Snellman as head of transaction structuring Hannes Snellman has hired Heikki Vesikansa has head of its transaction structuring practice in Helsinki. Vesikansa previously worked for KPMG. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 19 2014
Deals of the week - October 20 2014 To add your deals to our table, email Joe Stanley-Smith at joseph.stanley-smith@euromoneyplc.com. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 19 2014
ECJ rejects Italian minimum excise duty on cheaper cigarettes Italy’s minimum excise duty of 115% on cigarettes sold lower than the most popular category of cigarettes has been ruled contrary to EU law by the European Court of Justice... By Joe Stanley-Smith October 14 2014
EU launches new web portal to ease transition to new VAT rules The European Commission has developed a new web portal and a ‘mini one stop shop’ to help businesses prepare for the changes in VAT collection rules. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 14 2014
