Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s tax practice, led by Cameron Blackwood in Sydney, offers comprehensive expertise across all tax disciplines and the full transactional lifecycle, providing seamless front and back-end support. In Melbourne, Angelina Lagana heads up the tax controversy practice, drawing on her experience (including time at KPMG Law in Australia) to assist multinationals, corporates, and public and private entities with complex disputes at every stage. Rhys Jewell focuses on high-value public and private M&A, particularly with a cross-border element, while Jennee Chan is noted for her indirect tax expertise, especially in major M&A transactions.
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- 'The Corrs tax team has strength in advisory, transactional, and now also in controversy.'
- 'The practice combines tax technical expertise with deep experience of tax disputes, at both the audit and objection stages, and in litigation. It regularly works on transfer pricing matters.'
Key clients
- Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A.
- DAZN Group Ltd
Work highlights
Advised Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. on its A$4.5bn acquisition of CSR Limited via a scheme of arrangement, including tax due diligence, acquisition structuring, funding arrangements, transactional taxes, post-completion compliance, and post-transaction integration.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
Cameron Blackwood; Angelina Lagana
Other key lawyers
Rhys Jewell; Jennee Chan; Kieran Egan