Allen & Overy elect new management committee for global tax practice

Allen & Overy has announced the election of a new global head of tax. German partner Gottfried Breuninger will lead the tax management committee, assisted by two deputy heads - London tax partner Chris Harrison and Luxembourg tax partner Jean Schaffner This management structure is new for the firm, which previously coordinated the tax group under a global tax board led by chairman Jean Schaffner alongside partners Chris Harrison and Jack Heinberg. Breuninger said: "Through the set-up of this new tax management group we will be placing greater emphasis on the growth and operation of our global practice. In light of A&O's international growth, particularly in Asia-Pacific, Central Europe and Russia, we need to focus our attention on creating a truly global tax practice, and we have been elected to take this forward. "The previous management structure had a more regional focus and has worked well up to now, but we needed to change so that we can better address the increasing demand for a fully integrated global tax capability in respect of both transactional and standalone work." Breuninger is also set to take over the role of managing partner in Germany in January 2011.

Allen & Overy elect new management committee for global tax practice legalweek.com Wed, Nov 10, 2010