Ms. Black specialises in Australian income tax and works with clients to find the best solution to complex Australian tax issues, including large-scale and listed company mergers and acquisitions; capital markets transactions, including listed and unlisted company debt and equity raisings; capital management transactions; and unlisted and listed company restructurings. She has worked with clients in various industries and focuses on the financial services industry and financial transactions.

Ms. Black’s clients have included Australian public-listed and privately held companies, international conglomerates with an Australian presence, domestic and foreign banks, investment managers, traders and institutional investors operating or investing in the Australian market. Her expertise includes planning and executing transactions, developing and reviewing the initial structure of transactions; drafting and negotiating the tax aspects of transaction documents, including public documents; engaging with revenue authorities to obtain certainty on tax outcomes; and advising on post-transaction implementation and complex tax issues.

Prior to joining A&M, Ms. Black served in the Corporate and Global Tax team with PwC. Previously, she worked with boutique tax specialist firm, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills (affiliated with global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills), prior to its acquisition by PwC. 

Ms. Black earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in law from the University of Melbourne. She completed her legal training at Herbert Smith Freehills and is admitted to practice as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia. Additionally, she has presented and written papers on specialist income tax issues for the Tax Institute of Australia and the Corporate Tax Association and has been involved in submissions on Australian tax reform to the Australian Treasury and Australian Taxation Office.