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Abraham (Avi) Reshtick has joined Bracewell & Giuliani as a partner in its New York office.

Australian media has reported that the country’s tax office (ATO) is experiencing staffing issues in the transfer pricing department, which is impacting taxpayers, but advisers have said this is an overstatement.

The EC is investigating tax arrangements between Ireland and Apple because it thinks the tech company was given a financial advantage in exchange for creating jobs.

Edward Denny has joined Orrick as a partner in the firm’s tax practice group in London.

Richard Baxter has joined FTI Consulting as its new head of indirect tax, moving from the same role at Alvarez & Marsal Taxand UK.

Two tax partners are beneficiaries of changes in Baker & McKenzie’s leadership team.

Type of Deal Value Acquirer Target Adviser to acquirer (tax) Acquisition Undisclosed United Pet Group, subsidiary of Spectrum Brands IAMS and Eukanuba (Proctor & Gamble) Luther, Taxand - Ulrich Siegemund (lead), Sami Omar, Katarzyna Hardt; Taxand Netherlands - Marc Sanders, Gertjan Hesselberth Mortgate refinancing & buyout $144 million RXR Realty Royal Bank of Scotland Davis Polk - Kathleen Ferrell (lead), Po Sit Adam Bedzow; Haynes and Boone Acquisition $95 million Sagent Pharmaceuticals Omega Laboratories Stikeman Elliott - Dominic Bédard-Lapointe; Kirkland & Ellis (in the US) Type of Deal Value Issuer/ Borrower Lead managers/ arrangers Adviser to issuer/ borrower (tax) Senior secured notes offering $1.5 billion CEMEX Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom

Ryan has recruited Jean-Paul Ouaksel as principal of the US firm’s newly-opened Paris office.

The Cyprus IP regime was introduced in 2012 to regulate and provide a framework for the taxation of intellectual property (IP).

Examinations of how tax systems can promote growth and the use of tax incentives in developing countries, and capacity building are all important parts of the G20’s expanding tax work, argues Jeffrey Owens, Director, Vienna University’s Global Tax Policy Centre.