Reynah Tang

Partner. Melbourne.

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As a lead tax adviser on many significant mergers, acquisitions and infrastructure projects, Reynah has won his clients’ trust by consistently delivering under pressure.

His commercial sensibility, government insight and extensive experience have been invaluable to guiding clients in the manufacturing, infrastructure, energy and resource sectors through the complex tax issues surrounding multi-billion dollar deals and projects such as Foster’s demerger and the Victorian Desalination Plant.

This extensive experience and solid track record has been recognised in several industry guides both at home and abroad including the International Tax Review, Asia Pacific Legal 500, Chambers Global Guide (Asia Pacific) and Best Lawyers Australia.

As a lead tax adviser on many significant mergers, acquisitions and infrastructure projects, Reynah has won his clients’ trust by consistently delivering under pressure.

His commercial sensibility, government insight and extensive experience have been invaluable to guiding clients in the manufacturing, infrastructure, energy and resource sectors through the complex tax issues surrounding multi-billion dollar deals and projects such as Foster’s demerger and the Victorian Desalination Plant.

This extensive experience and solid track record has been recognised in several industry guides both at home and abroad including the International Tax Review, Asia Pacific Legal 500, Chambers Global Guide (Asia Pacific) and Best Lawyers Australia.

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“Commercial, easy to work with, provides clear advice” Macquarie Group Ltd

Reynah's Expertise

  • Foster’s Group Limited Lead tax advisor on the demerger of Foster’s beer and wine businesses and also in relation to the successful defence of the Commissioner’s appeal to the Full Federal Court in relation to assessments totalling $850 million arising from bad debts incurred by the Elders Finance Group in the 1980s and 1990s.
  • Government roles on major government projects Advised the Victorian government on tax issues for its School PPP projects ($200 million) and the Victorian Desalination project ($4 billion) and working with the Queensland Department of Transport on the Gold Coast Rapid Transit project ($800 million) and Water Corporation on the Mundaring waste treatment plant in Western Australia.
  • Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre and $750 million Peninsula Link project Advised the ConnectSouth Consortium (Macquarie, John Holland, Fulton Hogan) on the tax aspects of its bid for the Peninsula Link project ($750 million) and acting for the Aptus Health Consortium (Macquarie, Brookfield Multiplex and Acciona) on its bid in respect of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
  • $4 billion Airport Link project Advised the BrisConnections Consortium (Macquarie, Thiess, John Holland) on all tax issues in respect of its successful bid for the Airport Link Project in Queensland ($4 billion).
  • Sale of Timbercorp assets Advised KordaMentha as receiver and manager on tax issues associated with the separate sales of Timbercorp’s foresty, olive and almond plantations.

What others say

  • “Best Lawyer - Tax” Best Lawyers Peer Review, 2010-2012
  • “Leading Advisor in World Tax” International Tax Review/World Tax, 2011
  • “Leading Tax Adviser” Guide to the World’s Leading Tax Advisers, 2010
  • “Reynah Tang is easily accessible, responsive and meets tight time frames” Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2011
  • “Leading Lawyer - Tax” Chambers Global Guide, 2011 & 2012
  • “The team, headed by Reynah Tang, is commercial, easy to work with, provides clear advice and – importantly – meets the tight timeframes required for these projects. We find their insights into the government’s perspective on tax and other issues extremely valuable.” Natasha van Unen, Associate Director, Macquarie Group Ltd

Reynah's Thinking

Reynah's Leadership

  • Law Institute of Victoria Vice President and Councillor
  • Infrastructure Partnerships Australia Member of Taxation Committee
  • Law Council of Australia Member of the Taxation Committee
  • Law Institute of Victoria Member of the Taxation Committee
  • Melbourne University Guest Lecturer – 'Taxation for Business Decision Making'
  • Taxation Design Advisory Panel Member of Corrs team appointed in 2009
  • Council of Legal Education Appointed under Legal Profession Act 2004 (Vic)