Justin Cherrington gets top tax job in King & Wood Mallesons merger

King & Wood Mallesons has named its global heads of practice, post merger. 3 partners from each legacy firm will make up the 9 practice leaders.

For tax, Justin Cherrington (legacy Mallesons) will take on the global leadership role. He was the Head of Tax for Mallesons, based from the Sydney office. He has been closely involved in all manner of tax work including corporate restructures, major acquisitions and international tax issues. His work specifically includes all aspects of corporate taxation, including the tax consolidation regime, dividend imputation, capital gains tax and capital distributions.