Jones Day’s tax practice is a leading adviser to major Australian and multinational clients, covering high-stakes disputes, ATO reviews, and complex transactional matters. The team provides expertise across international taxation, transfer pricing, corporate restructures, M&A, private equity, and anti-avoidance work. Niv Tadmore heads the practice, specialising in cross-border tax and business reorganisations, while John Walker focuses on transactional and capital markets tax. Benjamin Lancaster is recognised for his work on transfer pricing and international dispute resolution, giving the team full-spectrum capabilities across corporate and regulatory tax matters.
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Testimonials
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‘They have a strong tax controversy practice in the U.S. and in Australia.’
‘I've known John Walker for almost two decades, and he is a phenomenal tax practitioner in the Australian market. He will be a real boost to the tax capability that the firm has in Australian and Asia more broadly.’
'Impressive innovation and professionalism.'
Key clients
- Alcoa
- Woolworths Group Limited
- Doordash
- Coronado Global Resources Inc.
- MUFG Bank, Ltd
- Ellerston Capital and NOJA Power
- Jarden Australia
- Manildra Group
- AMAL Asset Management
Work highlights
Represented Woolworths Group Limited in its acquisition of certain assets of Takeoff Technologies, Inc.
Acting as the primary tax advisor for DoorDash in Australia, working on a variety of complex and strategically important projects including successfully settling a GST audit, restructuring its Australian operations and intra-group supply contracts, executing various capital raising programmes and managing the application of a variety of international tax reforms relevant to our new anti-hybrid rules, country by country reporting and Pillar 1 and 2.
Representing Alcoa in relation to a significant transfer pricing issue related to sales of alumina; the total reported exposure of approximately AUD1.4bn is one of the largest potential exposures that a multinational group has faced in recent times.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Niv Tadmore
Other key lawyers
John Walker; Benjamin Lancaster