Betsy-Ann is a seasoned corporate and transactional tax lawyer who advises multinational groups on a broad range of tax matters, including mergers and acquisitions, inbound and outbound investment, asset financing, corporate and international tax, and cross-jurisdictional tax disputes and controversy.
Recognised as one of Australia’s leading tax lawyers, Betsy-Ann’s extensive experience spans both private practice and in-house roles – the latter of which includes five years spent as Head of Tax at a listed financial services company with a substantial funds and asset management business, where she was involved in establishing overseas offices across Asia, the United States, and Europe; developing and implementing group-wide tax governance and transfer pricing programmes; and advising Boards on tax compliance and risk minimisation.
Betsy-Ann also has specialist expertise in the structuring and servicing of family offices and transactional work related to their investments, including entity structuring and strategic operational issues, tax planning, and investment execution.
Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Betsy-Ann was a partner at K&L Gates for over a decade. She has also held roles at Spark Helmore, Mallesons, Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Russell McVeagh in New Zealand. She holds an Australian and NZ practising certificate.
