Baker McKenzie LLP provides comprehensive tax advice, covering planning, compliance, and managing anti-avoidance rules, including the GAAR. Simone Bridges leads the team, specialising in international tax, indirect taxes, and tax disputes, and is a key contact for technology clients. Miles Hurst focuses on corporate and international income tax, while Amrit MacIntyre advises on indirect tax matters, including property funds, acquisitions, cross-border investments, and marketable securities. The team was strengthened by the arrival of Dixon Hearder in March 2025. John Walker departed the firm in 2024.
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Key clients
- HMC Capital
- Cargill
- PSG Equity
- Sev.en Global Investments
- Clean Energy Transfer Fund
- Delta Electricity
- DoorDash
- Kao
- HMC Capital
- Cargill
- PSG Equity
- Sev.en Global Investments
Work highlights
Advised HMC Capital as lead indirect tax advisor on the establishment of the ASX-listed DigiCo Infrastructure REIT with AUD 4bn+ of AUM and the IPO of securities in the REIT, which included advising on the indirect tax aspects of the REIT's acquisition of critical Australian data centres acquired for approximately AUD2.5bn.
Acting as the primary tax advisor for DoorDash in Australia.
Advised Cargill on a complex deal to acquire the remaining 50 per cent stake it does not already own in Teys.
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Practice head
Simone Bridges
Other key lawyers
Miles Hurst; Amrit Macintyre; Dixon Hearder; Janet Cho