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Vivian Cheng

Special Counsel
Wellington
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DDI:        +64 4 498 5079
Mobile:   +64 21 610 863
FAX:        +64 4 498 5001
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Vivian specialises in taxation and insurance matters with particular expertise in structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and managing tax investigations and disputes. Vivian has broad experience advising major financial institutions and companies on a full range of legal issues.

Professional Qualifications

LLB (Hons) Victoria University of Wellington, 2003
BCA (Hons) Victoria University of Wellington, 2003
BCA Victoria University of Wellington, 2001

Areas of expertise

Tax
Asset Finance
Insurance
Structured Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions

Vivian advises domestic and international clients on a broad range of corporate and trust taxation issues and other tax related matters.  Vivian has particular expertise in structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring, and has advised a number of leading financial institutions and companies on financing and restructuring transactions. Vivian is experienced in managing tax investigations and disputes and obtaining binding rulings on behalf of clients.  Vivian also routinely acts for insurers in relation to professional indemnity and other liability insurance claims.

Some of Vivian's major projects
  • Advising companies on capital raising transactions
  • Advising financial institutions on cross-border and domestic leasing and asset finance transactions
  • Advising on the establishment of investment structures for private clients
  • Advising clients on the structuring of acquisitions and negotiation of tax aspects of sale and purchase agreements
  • Advising clients in the petroleum mining industry on the sale of domestic assets and on corporate restructuring
  • Advising NZ and international oil and gas clients in relation to the negotiation of supply contracts
  • Advising companies on the structuring of employee share plans
  • Advising companies on tax aspects of customer loyalty programmes
  • Advising insurers on taxation related professional indemnity claims
  • Advising insurers on indemnity and liability issues
  • Representing clients in tax disputes and settlement negotiations
Seminars and publications
  • Speaker (with John Peterson) at the Accounting and Reporting for Leases conference (August 2011)
  • Speaker (with Steve Wragg) at HRINZ Are You Hiring Talent from Overseas? seminar about the offshore recruitment process and recent changes in immigration and tax policy which impact on overseas recruitment (July 2010)
  • Speaker at the 9th Annual SuperFunds Conference on Recent Tax Changes Relevant to Superannuation Funds (March 2009)
  • Speaker at the 8th Annual SuperFunds Conference on Recent Taxation Changes Affecting Super Funds (March 2007)
  • Contributor to CCH’s 'ncome Tax Law and Practice'chapter on the taxation of financial arrangements
  • Contributor to TalkTax, a community website and blog for tax and accounting professionals
Memberships and Directorships
 
Member of the New Zealand Insurance Law Association
 
Work history
 
Senior Associate, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, Wellington (2003 - current) Solicitor to 2006
 




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