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Liam is an associate in Clyde & Co’s tax group and is based in the Dubai office. He advises international clients, including large multinationals, private equity firms, and investment funds on a wide range of tax issues, including disputes / tax controversy matters, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), international tax structuring, and advisory.
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+971 4 384 4590 +971 52 785 6102 liam.thomas@clydeco.comMain Office
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Full Profile
Liam has advised clients operating across a diverse range of sectors, including financial services, mining, oil and gas, and telecommunications.
Liam graduated with a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Melbourne in 2017. Liam is admitted as a solicitor in Australia and is a Chartered Accountant (Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand).
Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Liam worked at PwC Australia (Melbourne) and PwC Middle East (Dubai).
Experience
Prior to joining Clyde & Co:
- Advising a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund on several renewable energy deals covering multiple jurisdictions across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia.
- Advising a Middle Eastern bank on tax matters, including tax structuring, associated with establishing a regional digital bank.
- Advising several large multinationals on BEPS 2.0, with a particular focus on the impact of Pillar Two, including structuring, compliance and availability of optimisation / mitigation strategies.
- Successfully resolved a significant Australian Taxation Office audit for a multinational consumer packaged goods supplier, resulting in the withdrawal of claims, for a potential tax exposure exceeding AUD 20 million.
- Advising UHWNIs and large multinationals in the food and beverage, medical, retail, and technology sectors in tax controversy and dispute resolution matters, ranging from pre-engagement review to litigation.
- Advising one of the largest multinational utility businesses in the world on the application of Australia’s tax loss, consolidation and anti-avoidance laws to group restructuring and M&A activity.
- Advising a large multinational US-headquartered software business, including tax advice on acquisitions in Australia, migration of IP to an offshore IP hub, and group restructuring.
- Advising AirTrunk, a multinational hyperscale data centre business, including support throughout the rapid growth phase of the business. Advising on tax matters associated with the divestment of a third-party stake in the business from Goldman Sachs and TSSP to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA).