Mr. Badenach advises on the international and Asia Pacific tax aspects of double tax treaties, international tax matters, and tax implications of regulatory and hybrid capital, cross border financial transactions and operational tax matters. His clients include global financial institutions in the banking and capital markets, asset management, insurance, private equity, and diversified conglomerates. He helps clients navigate the modeling, tax planning, and compliance issues stemming from Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS 2.0), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) two-Pillar initiative to ensure multinational enterprises pay an equitable share of taxes in their operating jurisdictions. 

Mr. Badenach has been at the forefront of developing tax use cases for advanced technology and was the originator and leader of the TaxGrid project, working with industry and governments to address the decades-old global withholding tax challenge. TaxGrid leverages advances in technology and brings together an ecosystem of governments, industry, and international organizations to evaluate the technology and identify legal and regulatory issues to be resolved. 

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Badenach spent 12 years with Ernst & Young (EY) Tax Services Limited as the Asia Pacific International Corporate Tax Advisory Leader and Financial Services International Tax Leader. He supported clients on Hong Kong and international tax, including the tax implications of transactions, cross-border arrangements, and access structures and the impact of the current rapid changes to the international tax framework led by the OECD. He has also advised governments on tax policy changes related to international tax matters and financial services.

Mr. Badenach earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Tasmania. He is a member of the Institute of Charted Accountants in Australia (ICAA) and the former chair of the Capital Markets Tax Committee of Asia.