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Paul Sokolowski CTA

Paul Sokolowski, CTA, is a partner at Arnold Bloch Leibler, and is the national leader of the firm’s taxation practice. Paul advises clients, including high-net-worth individuals, large private groups and public entities in tax reviews, audits, disputes and litigation, and in domestic and international transactions. Paul is a regular speaker and writer for the Tax Institute, and other organisations and publications. He actively contributes to tax policy, legislative, technical and administrative development and debate. In March 2019, Paul won The Tax Institute’s 2019 Chartered Tax Advisor of the Year Award. - Current at 16 December 2020

Shaun Cartoon FTI

Shaun advises on a broad range of taxation issues in corporate, international and employment taxation, with a focus on M&A, capital management, employee share plans and superannuation. He also has experience in tax audits and disputes and has been involved in the carriage of tax cases through the Australian courts. Shaun is a member of Allens' Accelerate, an initiative aimed at providing cost efficient tax and legal services to high growth startup companies in Australia. - Current at 24 April 2017