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, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, the United States and Venezuela.

Law360

Law360 has recognized Baker McKenzie’s Tax Practice as a Practice Group of the Year in 2020. This award honors law firms behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry.

International Tax Review

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

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

Recent awards for Baker McKenzie from ITR include:

International Tax Firm of the Year, 2021 Asia Tax Awards
Tax Firm of the Year in Singapore and Thailand, 2021 Asia Tax Awards
Tax Litigation and Disputes Firm of the Year, 2021 EMEA Tax Awards
Indirect Tax Firm of the Year, 2021 EMEA Tax Awards
Tax Disputes Firm of the Year in Belgium, France, and Russia, 2021 EMEA Tax Awards
Tax Firm of the Year in the UK, 2021 EMEA Tax Awards
US Tax Firm of the Year in Europe, 2021 EMEA Tax Awards
Tax Firm of the Year in Venezuela, 2021 Americas Tax Awards