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ALI ALQADHI KUWAIT ali.alqadhi@hmc.ox.ac.ukHarris Manchester CollegeArabic

EDUCATION

LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL, UK, MASTERS IN FINANCE (07/2016)

KUWAIT UNIVERSITY, KUWAIT, BBA (MAJOR: FINANCE) (06/2010)

EMPLOYMENT

VICE PRESIDENT, KUWAIT INVESTMENT OFFICE, UKManaging European large-cap utilities and UK mid-cap equities portfolios

BOARD MEMBER, IPT-FAM ESPAÑA HOLDINGS, SPAIN

ANALYST, BOUBYAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMPANY, KUWAIT

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSAsset management; M&A; taxation of corporate finance; wealth management and planning; financial strategy; taxation of global wealth; transfer pricing; VAT; equity and debt capital markets; private equity

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONChartered Financial Analyst (CFA); President of the Finance Club in Kuwait University (2009–2010)

DINA AYDAEVA RUSSIAN FEDERATION dina.aydaeva@chch.ox.ac.ukChrist ChurchRussian, German, French

EDUCATION

MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MGIMO), RUSSIA, LLB (06/2011) Distinction

MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MGIMO), RUSSIA, LLM INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL LAW (06/2013) Distinction

MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MGIMO), RUSSIA, POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMME, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL LAW (08/2017)

EMPLOYMENT

INTERN, BAKER & MCKENZIE, RUSSIAWorking on various Russian and international taxation matters

ASSOCIATE, BAKER & MCKENZIE, RUSSIAAdvising on various aspects of Russian and international taxation both for corporate and individual clients, including deal structuring, TP issues, VAT, wealth management and estate planning

PUBLICATIONSAydaeva, D. ‘Automatic exchange of information on financial accounts (in Russian)’, Corporate lawyer, 2016

Aydaeva, D. ‘Requirements of FATCA and Russian legislation: contradictions and gaps (in Russian)’, Legal work in credit organizations, 2015

Aydaeva, D. ‘Role of the Parliament in formation of the UK tax system (in Russian)’, Taxes and taxation, 2015

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSCross-border tax planning and structuring; wealth management; estate planning; taxation in common law jurisdictions; history of law

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONPhD in Law (2018)

RAFHAEL ROMERO BENTOS BRAZIL rafhael.bentos@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s CollegePortuguese

EDUCATION

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO, SÃO PAULO, MASTER DEGREE IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL LAW AND TAXATION (STRICTO SENSU) (03/2017) Thesis recommended for publication

PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL, BACHELOR OF LAWS (01/2013) Graduated in top 5% of class; awarded a fully-funded scholarship

EMPLOYMENT

TAX ASSOCIATE, MATTOS FILHO, VEIGA FILHO, MARREY JR E QUIROGA ADVOGADOS, BRAZILTax issues regarding banking and finance transactions (local and international); M&A; transfer pricing; double taxation avoidance agreements; structuring foreign

investments; capital markets and defences before the Administrative Federal Court (CARF)

TAX ASSOCIATE, MUNDIE ADVOGADOS, BRAZIL

PUBLICATIONSBentos, R R. ‘Non-Cumulative of State-VAT for the Services Providers – Transport and Communications’, Book, 2018

Bentos, R R. Ferraz, L F. ‘LGBT+ rights: What role should Latin American Law Firms play?’, Latin Lawyer, 2017

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational taxation; banking and finance law; M&A

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONTeaching assistant at Universidade de São Paulo; International Bar Association (IBA): Latin America Officer at the LGBTI Committee; Co-Chair of #mfriendly (LGBT+ affinity group at Mattos Filho)

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Disclaimer: This profile book has been compiled from the submissions of the individuals represented in the book, who are solely responsible for the accuracy of the information they have provided. While this information is believed to be accurate, it is made available without any responsibility on the part of the University of Oxford, which makes no representations about its veracity.

After a very strong and exciting second year of the MSc in Taxation, the Law Faculty and the Centre for Business Taxation welcome the third cohort of students onto the MSc in Taxation in September 2018.

We are delighted to have an excellent group of students from a wide range of countries and with different backgrounds including law, accountancy, economics and finance. This diversity is certain to be a strength of the programme and will enhance your experience at Oxford. This profile book showcases your diverse and impressive profiles.

We look forward to working with you on this new degree course.

Anzhela Cédelle, Michael Devereux, Judith Freedman, Glen Loutzenhiser & John Vella, Faculty members

The Oxford MSc in Taxation is a two-year part-time postgraduate degree offered by the Oxford University Faculty of Law, and is taught in association with the

Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation based at Saïd Business School.

Unusual among Taxation degrees, the MSc in Taxation has been designed by a combination of lawyers and economists. The teaching is carried out by a team of leading tax academics and practitioners. An element of interdisciplinarity runs through the whole degree and, in addition, its in-built flexibility allows students to tailor their studies to their individual preferences.

The increased focus on taxation by politicians and the media, as well as the ever-increasing technical demands of the subject and the pace of change at an international level, means that there has never been a more important time to study taxation from a range of perspectives. This is the experience that the Oxford MSc in Taxation offers.

INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

MSc in Taxation ProfileClass of 2018/19

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SARAH BLAKELOCK AUSTRALIA sarah.blakelock@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s College

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, LLM, MASTER OF LAWS (12/2007)

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, LLB, BACHELOR OF LAWS (10/2001)

EMPLOYMENT

PARTNER, TAX DISPUTE RESOLUTION & CONTROVERSY, KPMG, AUSTRALIA Working with and providing specialist dispute resolution advice and strategy to multi-national and domestic taxpayers; representing taxpayers at all stages of the dispute continuum

PARTNER, TAX, MCCULLOUGH ROBERTSON LAWYERS, AUSTRALIA

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, ASHURST, AUSTRALIACommercial, regulatory dispute resolution

PUBLICATIONSBlakelock, S. Stewart, M. ‘Anti-avoidance measures of general nature and scope’, International Fiscal Association - cahiers de droit fiscal international; Volume 103, May, 2018

Blakelock, S. ‘Australia’s ‘Google’ Tax - Stemming the Tide Down under’, Bloomberg, BNA, April, 2017

Blakelock, S. ‘Resolving double taxation in a global environment’, The APPEA Journal, Volume 58 pp.501 - 504, May, 2018

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational tax; tax and treaty disputation; regulatory investigations; transfer pricing; arbitration

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONMember of IFA (Australian Branch executive); Chartered Tax Advisor; admitted as a Legal practitioner; recognised as a Best Lawyer (2017–2019); Who’s Who Legal - Corporate Tax (2016–2018)

JACOB DABDOUB MEXICO jacob.dabdoubhernandez@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s College Spanish

EDUCATION

INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO (ITAM), MEXICO, BACHELOR OF LAWS (07/2015) Cum Laude

INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO (ITAM), MEXICO, BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING (06/2018)

EMPLOYMENT

ÁLVAREZ ALCALÁ, S.C., MEXICOTransaction and corporate tax; estate and individual tax planning; tax litigation and policy

ERNST & YOUNG, MEXICOTransaction and corporate tax; estate and individual tax planning

PUBLICATIONSDabdoub, J. ‘International Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes and the Taxpayers’ Rights in Mexico’, Dofiscal Thomson Reuters, 2016

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational tax policy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCertified Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP); Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

PITAMBAR DAS INDIA pitambar.das@st-annes.ox.ac.ukSt Anne’s CollegeHindi, Oriya, Bengali

EDUCATION

CIOT, UK, ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN INTERNATIONAL TAXATION (07/2017)

UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, MAS INTERNATIONAL TAXATION (07/2015) First rank, TEI EMEA Chapter Award for outstanding academic achievements

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(ISM), INDIA, MSC TECH IN APPLIED GEOLOGY (06/1994) First Class with distinction

EMPLOYMENT

DIRECTOR, TAX POLICY & LEGISLATION, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, INDIA

Policy decisions and drafting of legislations relating to domestic and international taxation

ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, INCOME-TAX DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, INDIAAssessment of corporate and non-corporate tax payers

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTax policy; consulting in cross border taxation including transfer pricing; taxation of digitised business; dispute resolution; transfer pricing

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONVisiting faculty at University of Lausanne and at National Academy of Direct Taxes, India; speaker at various forums on topics on domestic and international taxation

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JOEL EMERY UK, AUSTRALIA joel.emery@hmc.ox.ac.ukHarris Manchester College

EDUCATION

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA, GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LEGAL PRACTICE (07/2015)

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA, BACHELOR OF LAWS (12/2014) Honours

EMPLOYMENT

LAWYER, FINANCIAL ADVISORY, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, AUSTRALIA Tax lawyer advising on transactions/structuring and litigation/disputes

VISITING RESEARCH FELLOW, CRAWFORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY/TAX AND TRANSFER POLICY INSTITUTE, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA

Researching legal and regulatory issues in cryptocurrency/blockchain; the sharing economy, technology industry; international tax; BEPS; tax avoidance

ASSOCIATE TO THE HON. JUSTICE DAVIES, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA Associate to the head of the Federal Court’s tax list

PUBLICATIONSEmery, J. Stewart, M. ‘The Taxing Challenge of Digital Currency’, Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 2017

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTax law; litigation; M&A; blockchain/cryptocurrency; RegTech/FinTech and technology; international tax and avoidance; tax/legal implications of new technologies

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONForsyth Pose Taxation Scholar

OLIVER EXALL LUXEMBOURG oliver.exall@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s College German, French, Luxembourgish

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG, TAX LAW LLM (07/2018) Awarded ATOZ scholarship

MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY, THE NETHERLANDS, EUROPEAN AND TAX LAW LLM (07/2017) Distinction

EMPLOYMENT

INTERN, CMS, LUXEMBOURG

Legal research; drafting and preparing client memorandums; liaison with tax authorities

INTERN, LINKLATERS, LUXEMBOURGAssisting in providing advice on Luxembourg tax law in cross-border investment transactions by AIFs, financial institutions or HNWIs

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational tax; corporate tax; private equity; wealth management; state aid; investment funds

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCurrently passing Luxembourg bar

CASSIEL FORSON GHANA cassiel.forson@st-annes.ox.ac.ukSt Anne’s College

EDUCATION

KNUST, GHANA, MSC ECONOMICS (12/2017)

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TAXATION, GHANA, MEMBER OF CIT(GH) (2015)

LONDON SOUTHBANK UNIVERSITY, UK, BSC ACCOUNTING (07/2003)

EMPLOYMENT

DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GHANA

Responsible for revenue; expenditure; external resources mobilisation; debt management

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, PARLIAMENT OF GHANA, GHANARanking member of the finance committee

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTax Policy

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VICTORIA KENT-BAGULEY UKvictoria.kent-baguley@hmc.ox.ac.ukHarris Manchester College Italian, Arabic (Egypt), Russian, French

EDUCATION

BPP UNIVERSITY, UK, BPTC (07/2017) Advocacy Scholar

BPP UNIVERSITY, UK, GDL (07/2016)

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON, UK, BA CLASSICS (07/2014)

EMPLOYMENT

UK TAX COUNSEL, SOVEREIGN GROUP, UK

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSUK and offshore tax planning; compliance; tax treaties

JASPER KIM USA jasper.sirnykim@chch.ox.ac.ukChrist Church

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, SOAS, UK, MBA BANKING (12/2016)

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, USA, JURIS DOCTOR (06/1999)

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS (LSE), UK, MSC ECONOMIC HISTORY (07/1997)

EMPLOYMENT

PROFESSOR, EWHA UNIVERSITY, SOUTH KOREA Teaching and conducting research relating to international business law, finance, and negotiation strategy

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, BARCLAYS CAPITAL, HONG KONG, SAR Providing legal structuring strategies and services for the Fixed Income Division and Structured Products Group

ASSOCIATE LEGAL COUNSEL, LEHMAN BROTHERS, JAPAN Providing legal counsel for the Financial Engineering Group and Distressed/High-Yield trading desks

PUBLICATIONSKim, J. ‘Persuasion: The Hidden Forces That Influence Negotiations’, Routledge Press (book publication), 2018

Kim, J. ‘Utilizing Next Generation Impact Bond Structures and Legal Agreements’, World Bank Legal Review, 2016

Kim, J. ‘ABA Fundamentals: International Economic Systems’, American Bar Association (ABA), 2012

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational business law; negotiation strategy; finance; international taxation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONUS-licensed attorney (Washington DC, New Jersey), Harvard Law School (program on negotiation)

GUNEL LATIFOVA UK gunel.latifova@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s CollegeRussian

EDUCATION

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, UK, LLB LAW (07/2018) First Class in Taxation course

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, UK, LSE 100 COURSE (07/2017) Distinction

EMPLOYMENT

INTERN, ZAMAN INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE BROKER LLC, AZERBAIJANResearch into legal and tax consequences for global expansion; active team member of two start-up products; translating (Azerbaijani/Russian into English)

WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENT, STATE OIL COMPANY OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC, AZERBAIJANAssistant to in-house lawyer; drafting contract for international R&D project

WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENT, BURBERRY GROUP PLC, UKLiaising with Russian-speaking franchise buyers; sales and merchandising and global markets departments

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSLegal practice; cross-border tax and tax strategy; tax and social responsibility

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONYoung Enterprise; managing director role; best company report (East London); mathematics mentor; The Worshipful Company of Saddlers’ Prize for Economics and Politics

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DOMINIC FOULKES UKdominic.foulkes@hmc.ox.ac.ukHarris Manchester College

EDUCATION

COLLEGE OF LAW, UK, LEGAL PRACTICE COURSE (2008) Distinction

UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM, UK, PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS (2006) First Class Honours; Student-in-Residence Scholar 2003-2005

EMPLOYMENT

TAX ASSOCIATE, DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP, UKSolicitor advising on broad range of corporate tax matters

TAX ASSOCIATE, ALLEN & OVERY LLP, UKTrainee and qualified solicitor advising on broad range of corporate tax matters

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTaxation of corporate finance transactions, including public and private mergers and acquisitions; reorganisations and restructurings; intellectual property and capital markets transactions

PETER HANTON UK peter.hanton@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s CollegeFrench

EDUCATION

BPP UNIVERSITY, UK, MA LPC WITH BUSINESS (07/2015)

UNIVERSITY OF LAW, UK, GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LAW (07/2014)

DURHAM UNIVERSITY, UK, BA (HONS) HISTORY (06/2013)

EMPLOYMENT

ASSOCIATE, CLIFFORD CHANCE, UK Cross-border private M&A, with a particular focus on private equity transactions

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSCross-border M&A; private equity; corporate finance; venture capital; entrepreneurship; strategy consulting; international taxation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdmitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales

JINGSHU HUANG CHINA jingshu.huang@hmc.ox.ac.ukHarris Manchester CollegeChinese (Mandarin)

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF READING, UK, BSC ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (07/2018) First Class

EMPLOYMENT

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF READING, UKAssisting the professor to get relevant data about the project

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational corporate taxation; M&A; transfer pricing

CHUI YING HUI HONG KONG ying.hui@chch.ox.ac.ukChrist ChurchCantonese, Mandarin

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG SAR, POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN LAWS (P.C.LL.) (06/2010) Distinction; awarded The Jerome Chan Prize for P.C.LL. Student 2010

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG SAR, BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) (06/2009)

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG SAR, BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (LAW) (BBA (LAW)) (06/2007)

EMPLOYMENT

ASSOCIATE, WITHERSWORLDWIDE, HONG KONG Private Client and Tax team

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, MAYER BROWN JSM, HONG KONGPrivate Clients, Trusts & Estates team

LEGAL COUNSEL – SECONDEE, THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED, HONG KONG Providing legal support to Private Wealth Solutions team

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSPrivate clients; trusts

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdmitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong SAR, as a solicitor in England and Wales and as an attorney-at-law in New York, US; STEP Qualification

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TAMTA MAISURADZE GEORGIA tamta.maisuradze@kellogg.ox.ac.ukKellogg CollegeGeorgian

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER, UK, BSC ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (06/2018) First Class Honours; graduated in top 5% of class

TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA, BACHELOR OF LAW (06/2010)

EMPLOYMENT

INTERN, THE MILLER PARTNERSHIP TAXATION SPECIALISTS, UK Carrring out research in relation to DOTAS guidance; HMRC clearances; transaction in securities; observing interviews with corporate clients

WELFARE ADVICE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT, LEICESTER COLLEGE, UKAdvising and supporting customers on financial issues

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational taxation; tax avoidance schemes and legislation; wealth management; tax policy; tax related academic research

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONVice-President of Bright Future Society, University of Leicester; working within a large group of students to maximise their employability skills through collaboration with industry; Leicester Award 2016 winner for successfully completing employability challenge

LAWRENCE MAN HONG KONG lawrence.man@hmc.ox.ac.ukHarris Manchester CollegeCantonese, Mandarin

EDUCATION

CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG, PCLL (07/2006) GPA 4 in legal writing

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK, LLM (11/2000)

EMPLOYMENT

BARRISTER, TAX CHAMBERS, HONG KONG Advising clients and accounting firms on tax matters; defending clients in tax disputes and investigations

PUBLICATIONS‘Lord Millett’s Hong Kong Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents’, 2012, Vol 16 (Taxation and Revenue)

‘The Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong', 2013, chap 112 (Inland Revenue Ordinance) and chap 289 (Tax Reserve Certificates Ordinance)

Lawrence, M. ‘Butterworth’s Hong Kong Inland Revenue Handbook' (2nd edn, LexisNexis, 2013)

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSPromoting tax service in Hong Kong as a legal discipline; judicial interpretation of OECD’s DTA and TP principles; judicial review in tax matters; HK’s unique source concept; anti-avoidance

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdvised a number of major UK and US investment banks in HK; awarded Sanford Yung Prize for excellence in tax matters

CALEB MCCONNELL NEW ZEALAND caleb.mcconnell@chch.ox.ac.ukChrist Church

EDUCATION

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, LLB (HONS) / BCA (ACCOUNTING) (03/2015) First Class Honours

EMPLOYMENT

TAX ASSOCIATE, SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, UKAdvising on all aspects of corporate taxation including: international tax, funds, CLOs, mergers and acquisitions and oil and gas

SOLICITOR, CHAPMAN TRIPP, NEW ZEALANDAdvising on aspects of domestic and international taxation, with a particular focus on structuring and tax disputes

LAW/TAX TUTOR, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALANDTutoring torts and tax papers

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTaxation (international, corporate, disputes and funds) and taxation policy; international tax policy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONBarrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand; Field Court Tax Chambers Scholar; Robin Oliver Tax Policy Scholarship recipient; Dean’s List of Academic Excellence

MGASPAR LOPES DIAS VIEIRA DA SILVA LUXEMBOURGgaspar.lopesdias@kellogg.ox.ac.ukKellogg CollegeFrench, Spanish, Portuguese

EDUCATION

WU (VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS), AUSTRIA, ADVANCED TRANSFER PRICING COURSE (SPECIFIC TOPICS) / VISITING RESEARCHER (10/2016)

INTERNATIONAL TAX CENTER LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS, ADVANCED TRANSFER PRICING COURSE (05/2015)

TILBURG UNIVERSITY, EUROPEAN TAX COLLEGE, NETHERLANDS, ADV. LLM EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL TAXATION (06/2014) Cum Laude

EMPLOYMENT

TAX ASSOCIATE, LOYENS & LOEFF, LUXEMBOURG International tax; transfer pricing and Luxembourg corporate tax advisory; focusing on funds’ and multinational’s holding and financing operations

IBFD LECTURER AND CORRESPONDENT

TRANSFER PRICING ADVISER, KPMG, BELGIUMTransfer pricing advisory on multinational’s value chain; restructurings and documentation

PUBLICATIONSMoons, P. Lopes Dias, G. ‘Services or Intangible Property Transfer?’, BNA Bloomberg, TP Forum, December 2017

Lopes Dias, G. ‘Tax Arbitrage through Cross-Border Financial Engineering’, Kluwer Law International, Series on International Taxation, February 2015

Lopes Dias, G. ‘The concept of Debt-Claim as the Key Distinguishing Factor between Dividend and Interest Income in the OECD MC’, IBFD, Derivatives & Financial Instruments, February 2015

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational tax; transfer pricing; financial operations; permanent establishments

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONPortuguese Bar (Qualifying), IFA/YIN member

HEIKE LUECKE UK heike.luecke@kellogg.ox.ac.uk Kellogg CollegeGerman

EDUCATION

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, UK, PHD (05/2016) Awarded without amendments

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, UK, LLM (03/2008) Distinction, Howell-Jones Prize

LANDGERICHTSBEZIRK HAGEN, GERMANY, LAW DEGREE, SECOND JURIDICAL STATE EXAMINATION (12/2001)

EMPLOYMENT

LECTURER IN LAW, KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, BUSINESS SCHOOL, UKTeaching law for accountants and insolvency law

LECTURER IN LAW, POSTGRADUATE COURSE DIRECTOR, KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON LAW SCHOOL, UK

PART-TIME LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON, UKTeaching on the LPC; accounts, tax and insolvency Law

PUBLICATIONSLuecke, H. ‘Creditors’ committees — the Cinderella of English insolvency law?’, Corporate Rescue and Insolvency Journal, 2013

Luecke, H. ‘Pre-Insolvency Proceedings – The Effect of the new EU Proposal of Germany’s Insolvency Landscape’, International Commercial and Company Law Review, 2017

Umfreville, C. Omar, P. Luecke, H. Lynch Fannon, I. Veder, M. Carballo Pineiro, L. ‘Recognition of UK Insolvency Proceedings Post-Brexit: The Impact of a ‘No Deal’ Scenari’, forthcoming, 2018

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTaxation and insolvency law

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONQualified German Lawyer (non-practising); solicitor in England and Wales (non-practising); member of INSOL Europe

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LUCKYSTAR MIYANDAZI KENYA luckystar.miyandazi@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s CollegeSwahili, French

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITA CATOLLICA DEL SACRO COURE-ASERI, ITALY, MASTERS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (11/2011) Distinction

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (USIU), BA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (07/2010) Magna Cum Laude

EMPLOYMENT

POLICY OFFICER, ECDPM, NETHERLANDS

Working on Europe and Africa tax policies for inclusive and sustainable development

TAX POWER CAMPAIGN AFRICA COORDINATOR, ACTIONAID INTERNATIONAL Delivering of pan-African ‘tax power’ campaigns in more than 15 African countries

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational taxation policy and structure; tax structures in African countries; policy analysis and implementation; creating multi-actor partnerships; gender and development; inequality; illicit financial flows; tax treaties between developed and developing countries; BEPS

CLAIRE NICHOLSON AUSTRALIA claire.nicholson@chch.ox.ac.ukChrist Church

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, MASTER OF TAX (03/2013)

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND, AUSTRALIA, BACHELOR OF LAWS (04/2010) First Class Honours

TAXATION INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, CHARTERED TAX ADVISOR (10/2014)

EMPLOYMENT

BARRISTER, VICTORIAN BAR, AUSTRALIAIndependent specialist advocate in litigious matters and advisor in dispute resolution and litigation strategy

SOLICITOR, ALLENS LINKLATERS, AUSTRALIA

Solicitor advisor for multinational clients; advising on a wide range of taxes, including international tax, transfer pricing, corporate reconstruction, income tax and duties

PUBLICATIONSNicholson, C. ‘Limiting the immediate deduction for exploration expenditure’, Australian Resources and Energy Law Journal, 2014

Magid, L. Nicholson, C. Hoe, J. ‘New international tax convention widens reciprocal enforcement’, CCH Tax Week, 2012

Knight, T. Feiner, J. Nicholson, C. ‘Transfer pricing update – new APA guide and recent ATO rulings’, CCH Tax Week, 2011

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSCorporate Tax; trusts, professional liability of tax and financial advisors

JOAN ELIZABETH O CONNOR IRELAND joan.oconnor@chch.ox.ac.ukChrist ChurchFrench

EDUCATION

IRISH TAX INSTITUTE, IRELAND, FELLOW OF THE IRISH TAX INSTITUTE (2008)

IRISH CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS INSTITUTE, IRELAND, FELLOW OF THE IRISH INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS (2002)

TRINITY COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN, IRELAND, BA (MOD) CHEMISTRY, M.A. (1983)

EMPLOYMENT

TAX PARTNER, CORPORATE AND INTERNATIONAL, DELOITTE, IRELAND Advising listed and large private global companies on international tax planning; M&A and litigation issues

TAX SENIOR MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, PRICEWATERHOUSE, IRELANDAdvising corporates on structuring tax efficient operations; global tax issues; financial services operations

PUBLICATIONSO Connor, J. and various management colleagues, ‘International Tax Update published 5 times per annum’, The Irish Tax Review, 2002-2018

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational taxation; policy and strategy; M&A; defense and litigation; intellectual property law

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONLed Deloitte Ireland’s Tech, Social Media and Telecoms; Energy & resources industry groups; formed and led the R&D, transfer pricing and tax policy groups; past president of the Irish Tax Institute (2007/2008); various not-for-profit board appointments and schools in Ireland and UK

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RYAN POWER UK ryan.power@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s College

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK, JURISPRUDENCE (LAW) (08/2018)

EMPLOYMENT

MINI-PUPILLAGE, FIELD COURT TAX CHAMBERS, UKAttending court with a member of Chambers

MINI-PUPILLAGE, 11 NEW SQUARE TAX CHAMBERS, UKAttending court for an appeal against a VAT assessment and assisiting in the preparation of an opinion in respect of Capital Gains Tax

MINI-PUPILLAGE, PUMP COURT TAX CHAMBERS, UKAssisting in the preparation of an opinion in respect of inheritance tax

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTaxation; real estate law; trusts law

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONPresident of St Hugh’s College Law Society (2016-2017); Men’s Captain for Oxford University Lacrosse Club (2018-2019); Half-Blue in Men’s Lacrosse (2018)

LIAM QUIRKE IRELANDliam.quirke@kellogg.ox.ac.ukKellogg College

EDUCATION

INSTITUTE OF TAX, IRELAND, CHARTERED TAX ADVISER (06/1990)

LAW SOCIETY, IRELAND, SOLICITOR (02/1990)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND, BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW (06/1986)

EMPLOYMENT

PARTNERSHIP CHAIRMAN, MATHESON, IRELAND

MANAGING PARTNER, MATHESON, IRELAND

LEADER OF TAX PRACTICE, MATHESON, IRELAND

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTaxation of foreign direct investment; banking and financial services transactions; cross-border business and transfer pricing controversies

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONConsistently ranked (20+ years) as one of the leading international tax lawyers in Ireland; Law Society of Ireland council member; UCD Sutherland School of Law council member; formerly, member of Irish Prime Minister’s Committee on International Banking and Treasury; chairman of Irish Branch of IFA; council member of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce

CATHERINE RICHARDSON UK catherine.richardson2@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s College

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, BCOM/LLB (12/2010)

EMPLOYMENT

TAX ASSOCIATE, CADWALADER WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP, UK

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSUK and international taxation; structured finance; corporate taxation; tax policy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdmitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and admitted as a lawyer in Queensland, Australia (non-practising)

AMEDEO RIZZO ITALY amedeo.rizzo@st-annes.ox.ac.ukSt Anne’s CollegeItalian, French

EDUCATION

BOCCONI UNIVERSITY, ITALY, MSC BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND LAW (04/2017) Summa Cum Laude; Fondazione Boroli Graduation Prize; attended Université Libre de Bruxelles

BOCCONI UNIVERSITY, ITALY, BSC BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (09/2014)

EMPLOYMENT

TEACHING FELLOW OF CORPORATE TAXATION, BOCCONI UNIVERSITY, ITALY Research about OECD guidelines and EU directives against tax avoidance

TEMPORARY AGENT, DG ECFIN, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, BELGIUM Coordination of International Financial Institutions; fiscal advisory on tackling tax avoidance; analysis of the EU blending facilities in developing countries

INTERN, INTERNATIONAL TAX AND TRANSFER PRICING TEAM, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, ITALY

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational taxation; EU tax policy; tax policy for developing countries; public policy; anti-tax avoidance

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONExecutive Program on ‘Digital Economy’ at SDA Bocconi School of Management (teaching assistant to the course); ‘International Scenarios of Organised Crime’ at the University of Milan (with distinction); ‘Islamic Finance and Law’ in Dubai with CBL International

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ALEKSANDR STEPANYAN ARMENIA, UK aleksandr.stepanyan@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s CollegeRussian

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK, BA LAW (JURISPRUDENCE) (06/2018)

EMPLOYMENT

VACATION SCHEME, QUALIFIED VIA FASTTRACK, BRAND AMBASSADOR, WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP, UKProviding legal research and administrative support in bankruptcy, restructuring, banking, tax and litigation seats

VACATION SCHEME, QUALIFIED VIA NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT’S INAUGURAL OXFORD DEBATING COMPETITION, NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT LLP, UK

SHADOWED DIRECTORS OF FIRM, DSA PROSPECTS / FIVE NINTHS, TAX ADVISORY & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY, UKContributing to complex research around capital reduction demergers and equity incentive arrangements, and presenting findings to a substantial owner managed business

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSWealth management; wealth and tax planning

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCaptained UK delegation for the World Individual Public Speaking and Debating Championships 2015 achieving top 20 overall (delegate in 2013 and coach in 2016); spoke at the House of Lords representing the British Army debating legacy of WWI

ANDREW TITCHENER UK andrew.titchener@st-annes.ox.ac.ukSt Anne’s College

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF LAW, UK, GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LAW (03/2016) Commendation, joint highest mark in the year for final essay

KAPLAN, UK, CHARTERED TAX ADVISER (01/2012)

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY, UK, BA(HONS) ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (07/2008)

EMPLOYMENT

TAX AND RISK REVIEW MANAGER, TRIDENT TRUST COMPANY (BVI) LIMITED, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

Leading the FATCA and CRS compliance process

TAX ADVISER, GRANT THORNTON UK LLP, UKAdvising a range of privately-held businesses on their tax affairs

TAX MANAGER, GRANT THORNTON UK LLP, UK Leading tax technical training strategy, design and delivery, for the UK tax practice

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTax policy and design; taxation of global wealth; cross border information sharing

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCo-founded BVI FATCA/CRS Industry practitioners working group

GARETH WILLIAMS CANADA matthew.williams2@st-hughs.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s College

EDUCATION

CPA CANADA, CANADA, IN-DEPTH TAX COURSE (08/2006) Course tutor: 2007-2013

BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERISTY OF LONDON, UK, LLB (06/2002) Pearson Prize for environmental law, Dechert Prize for corporate law

EMPLOYMENT

PARTNER, LAWSON LUNDELL, LLP, CANADATax structuring for inbound investment in Canada, typically from Hong Kong, China and the United States; advising public sector pension plans; sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors on outbound investment into Australia, the UK, continental Europe, the United States and India.

SENIOR MANAGER, PWC & DELOITTE, CANADA Oil & gas taxation in Alberta; P3 structuring in British Columbia

PUBLICATIONSWilliams, G. Plecko, H. ‘Various Aspects of Control, Including De Facto Control’, 2015 British Columbia Tax Conference, Canadian Tax Foundation, 11:1-15, 2015

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTaxation of sovereign wealth funds; taxation of pension plans; tax policy; taxation and the (EU) free movement of capital; private equity and tax incentives; tax avoidance and evasion; tax havens

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCalled to the British Columbia Bar, 2015

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YAN XU HONG KONGyan.xu@st-annes.ox.ac.ukSt Anne’s CollegeMandarin, Cantonese

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG, PHD (12/2008) Nomination for best PhD dissertation

WUHAN UNIVERSITY, CHINA, MPHIL (06/2004) Top 5% of class

EMPLOYMENT

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONGTeaching a range of different legal subjects and conducting research on tax law and policy; supervising research postgraduate students

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONGTeaching tax law courses and doing tax law research

PUBLICATIONSXu, Y. ‘Foreign Tax Credits and the Complexity of Tax Law: China as a Case Study’, Australian Tax Review, 2017

Xu, Y. ‘Red China’s Green Ambition: Using Taxation and Emissions Trading to Address Pollution’, Tax Notes International, 2018

Xu, Y. ‘Capital Gains Taxation in China’, Michael Littlewood and Craig Elliffe (eds.), Capital Gains Taxation: A Comparative Analysis of Key Issues, 2017

CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTaxation; consulting and blockchains; international tax policy, VAT law design and enforcement; tax history

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MSC IN TAXATIONUNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

ADVISORY BOARDPhilip Baker QC, Field Court Tax Chambers

Richard Collier, Associate Fellow at Said Business School, formerly a Tax Partner at PwC

Bill Dodwell, Tax writer and policy adviser at the Office of Tax Simplification, formerly Head of Tax Policy at Deloitte

Liesl Fichardt, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Janine Juggins, Executive Vice President of Global Tax, Unilever

Through the generosity of our benefactors, the following students have been awarded scholarships for MSc in Taxation Programme 2018/19

JAMES BULLOCK SCHOLARSHIPA scholarship is granted in memory of James Bullock, a partner in Pinsent Mason

whose support for Oxford Tax and untimely passing we commemorate by this gift.Sarah Blakelock

FIELD COURT TAX CHAMBERS SCHOLARSHIPSDominic Foulkes

Luckystar MiyandaziCaleb McConnell

The Faculty of Law and Centre for Business Taxation are grateful to all the donors who support various aspects of their work.

They are listed at www.law.ox.ac.uk/patrons-and-supporters and www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/faculty-research/tax/about/funding.

In particular the Faculty of Law would like to thank Pinsent Masons LLP for the firm’s continuing support of tax teaching in Oxford. Their donation is associated with the Faculty of Law Chair in Taxation.

We would also like to thank the Tax Executives Institute and Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers for the donation of prizes, Field Court Tax Chambers for the donation of scholarships, and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

for contributing towards our end of course event in June 2018.

Potential employers should note that we also have students studying some tax modules on the Bachelor of Civil Law, Magister Juris and on the MSc in Law and Finance.

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