DLA Piper has named Craig Silverwood as head of transfer pricing for the Asia-Pacific region, he will be based at the firm’s Melbourne office and work within the tax practice.
Silverwood joins from MinterEllison, where he spent more than eight years and served as national transfer pricing leader. He will be joined at DLA Piper by senior associate Cynthia Vasanthanathan, who is also moving from MinterEllison.
Silverwood has led some of the largest transfer pricing disputes in the Asia-Pacific region. His experience spans the technology, automotive, energy and resources, fast-moving consumer goods, financial services, pharmaceutical and real estate sectors.
“Craig’s appointment reflects our strategic focus on further strengthening DLA Piper’s market-leading tax practice across the Asia-Pacific. Widely recognised for his expertise in transfer pricing, APAs [advance pricing arrangements] and MAPs [mutual agreement procedures], he brings deep experience advising multinationals on complex cross-border tax and controversy matters,” Angela Wood, global co-leader, tax controversy, told Asia Business Law Journal.
“Together with Cynthia Vasanthanathan, Craig further enhances our leading tax controversy offering and positions clients to navigate significant transfer pricing disputes.”
