Splitting and merging trusts

Dr John Glover - Associate Professor, Monash Law School

Paul Sokolowski - Partner, Arnold Bloch Leibler

Professional development lecture

Speaker profile

Dr John Glover is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law and has been with the Faculty of Law full-time since 1990, he has been an Associate Professor since 1998. John has practiced as a Barrister with the Victorian Bar specialising in taxation and commercial law. His research interests include equity, trusts, tax, tax policy, commercial fraud and insolvency and he has produced two sole-authored monographs, 14 chapters in books and over 20 refereed journal articles. Furthermore, John has made numerous media appearances in connection with taxation, corporate law and matters involving trusts, wills and estates.

John's recent re-appointment to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal will see him involved until January 2009. Further community services that John is involved in include the Australian Treasury; the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations and Education; the Victorian Department of Justice; the Republic of South Africa: Coordinating Research Institute for Corporate Law; and the Lions Club of Melbourne, Inc.

Paul Sokolowski is a partner at ABL and member of the taxation practice, he advises a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, some of Australia's largest family groups and public corporations. With many years' experience in taxation law and administration, Paul has an enviable reputation for providing technically astute and commercially sound taxation advice.

Acting in several high profile tax audits and disputes, Paul has extensive experience in dealing with the ATO on large and complex matters. He also spent many years with the ATO in various positions, the last of which was as a senior officer in the Large Business and International Division of the ATO dealing with large tax matters.