Philip Byrnes Bio

Philip Byrnes advises on business and corporate structuring, group reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions and arrangements, and corporate governance. Philip has extensive experience providing commercial advice and specialist taxation advice to his clients. He advises on Commonwealth and State taxation law, including income tax, CGT, GST, stamp duty, payroll tax, land tax, and superannuation. Philip is also experienced with financial and taxation arrangements and structuring for corporate and trust structures. His clients include listed and unlisted companies, private equity funds, government, government owned entities, legal and accounting firms, and high net worth individuals. Philip regularly presents at tax and corporate seminars and with discussion groups. He is a Chartered Tax Adviser and a fellow of the Australian Society of CPAs. Philip has been recognised by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in Australia in the areas of Commercial Law (2013 – 2022), Tax Law (2014 – 2022) and Corporate Law (2020 – 2022). He has also been recognised by Doyle’s Guide (2016) as a recognised commercial lawyer in Queensland.