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Forum Overview

The Steering Committee welcomes up to 46 leading lawyers personally selected from renowned regional, national, and multinational firms around the world. With increased transparency and information sharing amongst tax authorities, and the use of aggressive techniques like criminal investigations and digital taxation, the Forum provides an opportunity to keep abreast of developments in key jurisdictions around the world.

 

Using candid, seminar-style discussion, the group shares experiences and engages in meaningful dialogue on the most pressing issues they face.

2025 Steering Committee

This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.

Committee Co-Chairs

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Caroline D. Ciraolo
Kostelanetz LLP Washington, D.C., United States

Washington, D.C., United States

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Susanne Schreiber
Bär & Karrer Zürich, Switzerland

Zürich, Switzerland

Committee Members

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Alexandra Courela
Abreu Advogados Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

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Fiona Dillon
Australian Taxation Office Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Fiona Dillon is the Chief Tax Counsel at the ATO. Fiona Dillon, CTA, is the ATO’s Chief Tax Counsel, accountable for the ATO’s public advice and guidance, litigation, and resolving the ATO’s most significant tax technical issues. Fiona previously served as Minister-Counsellor (Taxation) in the Australian delegation to the OECD based in Paris and spent a number of years in private practice. Fiona is an admitted Australian legal tax practitioner and holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws with Honours and a Master of Taxation.

Fiona Dillon is the Chief Tax Counsel at the ATO. Fiona Dillon, CTA, is the ATO’s Chief Tax Counsel, accountable for the ATO’s public advice and guidance, litigation, and resolving the ATO’s most significant tax technical issues. Fiona previously served as Minister-Counsellor (Taxation) in the Australian delegation to the OECD based in Paris and spent a number of years in private practice. Fiona is an admitted Australian legal tax practitioner and holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws with Honours and a Master of Taxation.

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Mariana Eguiarte-Morett
Sánchez Devanny Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

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Parul Jain
Nishith Desai Associates New Delhi, India

New Delhi, India

AT NISHITH DESAI ASSOCIATES Parul co-heads the International Tax and Fund Formation Practices at Nishith Desai Associates. She focuses on international taxation, cross-border transactions and fund formation practice areas including cross-border investments and group reorganization strategies, M&A transactions and venture capital / private equity funding structures.

 

AREAS OF PROVEN EXPERTISE Parul is particularly adept in advising on cross-border issues arising from investments into India. She has represented several prominent private equity, venture capital, growth and angel funds in setting up their onshore and offshore fund structures including assisting them with negotiations with LPs. She has also worked with technology companies in advising them on matters involving digital taxation. She was the India Branch co-reporter for the subject “Taxation and Fundamental Rights: Taxpayers’ Procedural Rights in a Globalised World” for the IFA 2015 Basel Congress. She was also the Secretary to the panel on “Indirect Transfer of Assets” for the IFA 2014 Mumbai Congress and to the panel on “Tax Treaty Override” for the IFA 2019 London Congress. This apart, she is a regular speaker at domestic and international seminars and actively contributes to various international publications. She also formed part of a four-member committee which advised SEBI on changes to be brought to Angel fund Regulations in India.

 

CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT ENGAGEMENTS 
·Represented a large real estate company in demerger of its real estate business 
·Represented a large multi-billion-dollar private equity fund in restructuring its Indian Alternate Investment Fund set up in India 
·Represented a large private equity fund in structuring acquisition of infrastructure assets in India 
·Represented a US based Angel Network in setting up a syndicate platform in India 
·Advised a Mauritius based investor in defending its tax treaty claim before the Delhi High Court. 
·Represented a Singapore investor in redomiciling its Indian investment into a European entity 
·Advised a UK bank on tax issues and securities law issues arising out of securities borrowing and lending transactions in India 
·Advised a US based multinational corporation in tax issues arising out of reorganisation of their capital structure due to merger and capital reduction transactions 
·Advised a US based multinational corporation on taxation of arbitration award received on account of a contractual dispute with an Indian party

AT NISHITH DESAI ASSOCIATES Parul co-heads the International Tax and Fund Formation Practices at Nishith Desai Associates. She focuses on international taxation, cross-border transactions and fund formation practice areas including cross-border investments and group reorganization strategies, M&A transactions and venture capital / private equity funding structures.

 

AREAS OF PROVEN EXPERTISE Parul is particularly adept in advising on cross-border issues arising from investments into India. She has represented several prominent private equity, venture capital, growth and angel funds in setting up their onshore and offshore fund structures including assisting them with negotiations with LPs. She has also worked with technology companies in advising them on matters involving digital taxation. She was the India Branch co-reporter for the subject “Taxation and Fundamental Rights: Taxpayers’ Procedural Rights in a Globalised World” for the IFA 2015 Basel Congress. She was also the Secretary to the panel on “Indirect Transfer of Assets” for the IFA 2014 Mumbai Congress and to the panel on “Tax Treaty Override” for the IFA 2019 London Congress. This apart, she is a regular speaker at domestic and international seminars and actively contributes to various international publications. She also formed part of a four-member committee which advised SEBI on changes to be brought to Angel fund Regulations in India.

 

CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT ENGAGEMENTS 
·Represented a large real estate company in demerger of its real estate business 
·Represented a large multi-billion-dollar private equity fund in restructuring its Indian Alternate Investment Fund set up in India 
·Represented a large private equity fund in structuring acquisition of infrastructure assets in India 
·Represented a US based Angel Network in setting up a syndicate platform in India 
·Advised a Mauritius based investor in defending its tax treaty claim before the Delhi High Court. 
·Represented a Singapore investor in redomiciling its Indian investment into a European entity 
·Advised a UK bank on tax issues and securities law issues arising out of securities borrowing and lending transactions in India 
·Advised a US based multinational corporation in tax issues arising out of reorganisation of their capital structure due to merger and capital reduction transactions 
·Advised a US based multinational corporation on taxation of arbitration award received on account of a contractual dispute with an Indian party

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Victor A. Jaramillo
Caplin & Drysdale Washington, D.C., United States

Washington, D.C., United States

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Alex Jupp
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

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Arnaldo Salvatore
Macchi di Cellere Gangemi Milan, Italy

Milan, Italy

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Christian Wimpissinger
BINDER GRÖSSWANG Vienna, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Forum Director

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Monica Churchill
Forum Director Cambridge Forums Inc. Toronto, Canada

Forum Director

Toronto, Canada

Monica holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and Media Studies from Western University in London, ON. 

Before joining Cambridge Forums, she spent five years working as a Senior Production Manager; leading agenda/program development and speaker acquisition for corporate conferences across North America. With a passion for project management, client relations, and event development, Monica looks to deliver and achieve great success in the Forum Director role. 

Outside of the office, Monica can be found at her local Spin studio doing a workout class, planning her next travel adventure, and enjoying time with her family and friends.
 

Monica holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and Media Studies from Western University in London, ON. 

Before joining Cambridge Forums, she spent five years working as a Senior Production Manager; leading agenda/program development and speaker acquisition for corporate conferences across North America. With a passion for project management, client relations, and event development, Monica looks to deliver and achieve great success in the Forum Director role. 

Outside of the office, Monica can be found at her local Spin studio doing a workout class, planning her next travel adventure, and enjoying time with her family and friends.
 

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Forum Director