PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Tony obtained his Arts and Law degrees from the University of New England and the College of Law respectively. He was admitted to practice in the New South Wales Supreme Court and subsequently admitted in Victoria, Queensland , Western Australia and in the New Zealand High Court. Following completion of his articles with a Victorian law firm Tony spent five years working as a sole practitioner and following that he undertook various advanced lecturing roles in the areas of commercial law and tax law at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He has also presented at leading domestic and international tax conferences.

He is the current lecturer in charge and chief examiner of the tax unit at Master’s level at Latrobe University. In addition to completing his Doctorate, Tony is also currently undertaking research on Globalizing Tax Information Exchange Agreements between Tax Havens and Non Tax Havens.  As part of his research, complementing his tax practice, Tony’s main focus is on tax where he provides realistic advice and opinions on International Tax, Tax Treaties, Tax Avoidance, CFC’s and Tax Evasion. Tony’s research also includes areas of domestic tax such as providing structured advice with respect to Capital Gains Tax, Trusts, Tax Administration, Tax Litigation, Reconstructions, Corporate Insolvency and Corporate Governance. Prior to engaging in legal practice and academia, he was employed as a tax manager and was consultant to various CPA and Chartered Accounting firms.

Tony possesses particular expertise and knowledge in international tax law. This area of the law is very complicated and requires expert advice, without which taxpayers are very much at risk of being audited by the ATO from which can flow serious consequences including  criminal prosecution and imprisonment.  Tony has acted for and advised clients from varied ethnic, social and cultural backgrounds and this combined with his academic experience has developed and enhanced his ability to relate to members of different nationalities and socio-economic groups.  Tony’s attendance at various seminars, conferences and his pursuance of further postgraduate studies together with his lecturing work add significantly to his attributes as a valued member of LAC Lawyer’ professional team.

Qualifications:

•  Bachelor of Arts
•  Bachelor of Laws
•  Master of Taxation
•  Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice

Membership:

• Law Institute of Victoria
• Law Society of New South Wales
• Law Society of Queensland
• Law Society of Western Australia
• Associate Member of Taxation Institute of Australia
• Member of the International Fiscal Association 

• Supreme Court of Victoria
• Supreme Court of New South Wales
• Supreme Court of Queensland
• Supreme Court of Western Australia
• Federal and High Court of Australia
• New Zealand High Court 

• Victoria 
• New South Wales
• Queensland
• Western Australia