Bakers Sydney taps partner from Mallesons

[private] Sherman has joined Baker & McKenzie as a partner in its Sydney office. Tim is an experienced tax practitioner and has joined the Firm from Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Tim is the fifth new partner to join Baker & McKenzie’s Australian offices in 2009.

Tim has extensive experience in taxation-related advice for corporate acquisitions, divestments and restructurings, capital raisings, off-shore funds, and executive and employee share and option schemes. He joins 11 other tax professionals within Baker & McKenzie’s Australian offices and 540 across the Firm’s global offices. Tim lectures in the Master of Laws program at the University of Sydney and is a regular presenter and contributor to the Taxation Institute of Australia. Tim has been awarded the Commissioner’s prize for research into Australia’s tax treaties. He holds a Master of Laws from the University of Queensland and a Doctor of Juridical Science from the University of Melbourne. Prior to Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Tim worked at KPMG.

Mark Chapple, National Managing Partner for Baker & McKenzie’s Australian offices, commented, “We are very pleased to welcome Tim Sherman to Baker & McKenzie. Tim has extensive experience across the wide range of tax matters on which the Firm advises our Australian and global clients, and his expertise will ensure that we continue to deliver top-level taxation advice to our clients.[/private]