Chapman Tripp Appoints Tax Law Expert

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19 October 2015

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Chapman Tripp Appoints Tax Law Expert

Chapman Tripp is pleased to announce that tax law expert Bevan Miles has joined the firm’s Auckland office as Special Counsel today.

Bevan joins Chapman Tripp from ASB Bank in Auckland, where he was General Manager Taxation. He has over 18 years’ experience advising on a wide range of tax matters, including restructuring, international transactions and transfer pricing, significant mergers and acquisitions, financing and capital raising transactions, and tax disputes involving the Inland Revenue Department (IRD).

He has extensive financial services experience and, prior to joining ASB, he practised at other major New Zealand professional services firms.

Bevan is currently a member of the NZ Law Society’s Tax Committee. He is also a member of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association Tax Working Group (having previously chaired the Group).

“We are delighted Bevan is joining our national tax team. Bevan’s extensive experience, both in-house and in private practice, brings additional strength and expertise to our tax practice,” says Graeme Olding, Partner and Head of Tax.

About Chapman Tripp

Chapman Tripp has one of the leading tax practices in New Zealand. We assist with the full spectrum of clients’ commercial activities. These include transaction structuring and property taxation, inbound and outbound investment, cross-border leasing, funds management, financial products, corporate restructuring and employee share plans. We also work on binding and non-binding tax rulings, negotiations and disputes with the Inland Revenue Department and, when required, tax litigation and advocacy.

Chapman Tripp is New Zealand’s only full service law firm with a truly national presence, with 51 partners and around 160 other lawyers across offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Our clients span the full spectrum of industry, commerce and government.

Our lawyers are recognised leaders in corporate and commercial, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, dispute resolution, employment, public law, intellectual property, telecommunications, real estate and construction, energy and natural resources and tax law.

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