Dixon Hearder | People | Baker McKenzie

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, controversy and indirect taxes. Dixon’s practice also includes the full transaction life cycle of M&A, business and IP integrations, including risk management, supply chain, governance, compliance and defense. Dixon has represented companies in numerous areas, particularly the technology, health and life sciences, defense and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sectors, on significant Australian tax issues. Dixon also has extensive experience in indirect tax (duty, land tax, and goods and services tax) matters, including for property developers and funds, as well as on cross-border issues.

Representative Legal Matters

Since returning to Baker McKenzie, Dixon has been handling numerous multinational tax planning, indirect tax and defense projects, including the following:

Advising a large US fintech services multinational with a Singapore regional principal on its tax audit with the Australian Taxation Office, 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 defense 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 its 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.
Advising on several M&A transactions and business integrations from an indirect tax perspective.

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)