DLA Piper has announced that KPMG director Matthew Cridland has joined the firm's tax practice as a partner in Sydney. Cridland advises clients on a wide range of GST related issues  across multiple sectors including property, energy and resources,  PPPs and telecommunications.

“With the proposed reform of Australia's international GST regime and the on-going modernisation of various GST regimes, including in China and India, we expect that Matthew's joining is timely and that he will be very active across our global GST/VAT practice,” said DLA’s Australian tax head Jock McCormack.