Tax

As trusted tax counsel to leading multinational companies for more than five decades, our Global Tax Practice is one of the most highly regarded in the world. Ranked Band 1 by Chambers Global for our work across Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe, clients and industry peers recognize the high quality of the tax advice we provide in transactions, as well as in global tax policy, transfer pricing, indirect tax, dispute resolution and wealth management matters, worldwide.

Unlike accounting firms, our tax litigators can represent clients in all phases of tax disputes and have successfully defended clients in some of the largest tax disputes on record. With 950 tax practitioners — lawyers, economists and advisers — in more than 40 countries, we collaborate across borders and specialties to stay abreast of changing tax laws, practices and dispute resolution techniques around the world. Our unsurpassed global coverage enables us to help clients design, implement and defend tax strategies for their international operations and transactions everywhere they operate.

Legal 500

Legal 500 has recognized Baker McKenzie with Tier 1 rankings in tax in jurisdictions including China, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the Ukraine.

International Tax Review

International Tax Review (ITR) has named Baker McKenzie to top tiers in their World Tax directory, in jurisdictions including China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, and in the United States (including Chicago, Dallas/Houston, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, and Washington, DC).

ITR’s World Transfer Pricing guide also recognizes Baker McKenzie with Tier 1 rankings in Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Recent awards for Baker McKenzie from ITR include:

National Tax Firm of the Year in Belgium, France, and Turkey, 2020 European Tax Awards
US Tax Firm of the Year in Europe, 2020 European Tax Awards
European Tax Litigation and Disputes Firm of the Year, 2020 European Tax Awards
Diversity & Inclusion Firm of the Year, 2020 European Tax Awards
International Tax Law Firm of the Year, 2019 Asia Tax Awards
US Corporate Tax Team of the Year in Asia, 2019 Asia Tax Awards
Latin American Tax Firm of the Year, 2019 Asia Tax Awards 
Latin American Tax Firm of the Year, 2019 Americas Tax Awards