A view from the front seat

Gordon S COOPER

Gordon is a chartered accountant in sole practice as a tax consultant. He has a particular emphasis on capital gains tax and is the editor of Cooper’s Capital Gains Tax Guide, which is a loose-leaf service published by Australian Tax Practice and the author of Cooper’s TLIP Capital Gains Tax. He advises on the taxation of international transactions and corporate matters as well as tax matters generally. He is a former President of the Taxation Institute of Australia and is President of the Committee of the Australian Branch of the International Fiscal Association. He is a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Australian School of Taxation in the Law Department of the University of New South Wales.
Current at 17 October 2008

Andrew SKINNER

Geoff LEHMANN

Helen WARNER

Senior Advisor, Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation, Helen holds a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) from the University of Sydney. She is currently a Senior Adviser with the Inspector-General of Taxation, where her role is to conduct investigations into the Australian Tax Office on matters of tax administration.
Current at October 2008

David RUSSELL

David is admitted to practice in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Courts of Dubai International Financial Centre. He was first appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1986 and holds that office in all the above Australian jurisdictions. He currently practices in Sydney (Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers) and Brisbane (Sir Harry Gibbs Chambers) with a principal focus on revenue law generally. He has acted for Commonwealth and State Governments as well as individuals and corporations. He has had a long connection with the Taxation Institute of Australia including being its President from 1993 to 1995 and President of the Asia Oceania Tax Consultants Association from 1996 to 2000.
Current at 17 May 2008

Neil EARLE