Dixon Hearder
Biography
Dixon recently returned to Baker McKenzie after five years as Senior Director, International Tax at a large US technology multinational, where Dixon led global transfer pricing and APAC tax.
Previously, Dixon spent 15 years as a tax partner at Baker McKenzie and another Australian law firm, earning recognition as a Leading Individual in transfer pricing, tax controversy, and indirect tax by the Australian Financial Review’s Best Lawyers and various Chambers, AP500, and International Tax Review publications.
Practice Focus
With over 30 years of experience, Dixon excels in transfer pricing, international tax, and controversy. Dixon's practice also includes the full transaction lifecycle of M&A and business and IP integrations, including risk management, governance, compliance, and defence. Dixon has represented companies in numerous areas especially technology, health and life sciences, defence and FMCG sectors, on significant Australian tax issues and also has extensive experience in indirect tax matters.
Representative Legal Matters
Since returning to Baker McKenzie, Dixon is handling numerous multinational tax planning and defence projects, including the following matters:
- Advising a large US fintech services multinational with a Singapore regional principal on their tax audit with the ATO, and another large European fintech multinational on its intercompany services structure and controversy management.
- Advising a large European FMCG multinational with a Singapore principal, and another two US tech multinationals, on controversy management.
- Advising a large US tech multinational on a significant IP migration and tax controversy defence project.
- Advising a large US multinational on the business model for the establishment of its subsidiary in Australia, balancing various tax considerations with payment processing efficiencies, and advising on their EMEA transfer pricing arrangements.
- Advising two large US multinationals on potential conversions of their inbound distribution arrangements.
- Advising an EMEA multinational on its digital assets investment, and another Australian multinational on its digital assets acquisition and legacy controversy management.
- Advising a large health services multinational on an integration of one of its businesses.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Law Society of NSW, Tax Institute of Australia
Corporate Responsibility
- Numerous establishment, advice and defence pro bono matters involving iconic institutions, public bodies and corporate/private foundations, public benevolent institutions, public funds, the arts, education, access to justice, medical research and health services access, LGBTIA, climate and the environment, religious organisations, anti-trafficking, international aid and diverse funding models and purposes
Admissions
- New South Wales
Education
- University of Sydney (LL.M.) (2004)
- University of New South Wales (B.com/LLB) (1994)
Baker & McKenzie, an Australian Partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.