Prior to joining the firm to head up our Sydney Office in 2002, Gil spent over 35 years practicing exclusively in the taxation area. Six years at the Australian Taxation Office was followed by 19 years as a manager and partner in the national firm of Pannell Kerr Forster (PKF), and then some 11 years heading up the Private Client Services team within the tax division of the Sydney office of Arthur Andersen.
Gil's focus has primarily been on providing taxation advice and assistance to medium sized private and family owned businesses. He specializes in mergers, initial public offering, sales and acquisitions within this market segment.
As a founding member of the NSW Chapter of Family Business Australia, an organization that provides education and a forum for family businesses to share their experiences, Gil has gained valuable insight into the management and structure of family business.
Gil is the immediate past National President of the Taxation Institute of Australia (TIA) and in that capacity sat on the panel of the National Tax Liaison Group, a body which provides a direct interface between the professional bodies and the Australian Taxation Office.
He has written and presented a number of papers on tax issues as they affect medium sized business for the TIA and other professional bodies. In turn Gil has written numerous articles and chapters for commercial publications such as The Australian Weekly Tax Column, BRW Weekly, The Sydney Morning Herald Money Section, Personal Investor Magazine, Halsbury's Laws of Australia, and has lectured in Tax for the Securities Institute of Australia.
Professional Qualifications and Memberships:
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy) - University of NSW
- Diploma of Law - Barristers Admission Board - Law Extension Committee University of Sydney.
- Fellow Chartered Accountant
- Fellow Taxation Institute of Australia
- Registered Tax Agent
- Registered Company Auditor