John Fogarty is an experienced litigation lawyer, and will join DLA Piper from Corrs Chambers Westgarth, where he has been a member of the commercial litigation and class action groups.

Commenting on these appointments, DLA Piper’s managing partner in Australia, Amber Matthews, said: “We are delighted to welcome Paul and John to our growing Australian partnership.”

“Their capabilities and experience will be valuable additions to our Australian and global tax and competition practices, and enhance our offering to local and international clients.”

Mr McNab has more than 30 years’ experience in tax dispute resolution, particularly tax litigation. 

During his time at PwC, Mr McNab built a highly successful tax controversy and litigation practice, advising a range of international and Australian public and private companies, including a number of US clients with significant operations in Australia.

Prior to PwC, Mr McNab worked at the Australian Taxation Office for eight years, where his work included a number of high-profile audits and the management of the resulting litigation and settlements. Mr McNab will be based in Sydney.

“We have a market-leading tax offering, and Paul’s reputation in the Australian market represents a significant step in the further development of our tax litigation capabilities – particularly with important technical developments in Australia, and a constantly changing international tax environment,” DLA Piper’s head of tax Australia, Jock McCormack said.

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Mr Fogarty, who was previously a senior associate at Corrs specialises on Australian Consumer Law enforcement, along with particular experience in consumer investigations, class actions, royal commissions and other commissions of inquiry. 

Mr Fogaty has broad experience acting for clients to obtain resolutions to commercial disputes and with particular expertise in the area of trade practices litigation.

“The versatility of John’s skill set, and his broad commercial litigation experience will bolster our already strong mergers clearance and competition enforcement practice, and enable us to take advantage of a number of new opportunities in the market,” DLA Piper’s head of litigation and regulatory Australia, Cameron Maclean said.