Shaun Cartoon

Shaun Cartoon is a creative and commercially focused tax lawyer. He is a partner of Arnold Bloch Leibler’s tax practice.

Shaun advises a range of clients, including ASX-listed companies, high-net-worth individuals, and large private groups. Shaun practices in corporate, international, and employment taxes, with particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructures, and employee share schemes. He also assists clients to navigate complex tax disputes with the Australian Taxation Office and has litigated significant cases through the Australian courts.

Shaun has been ranked in the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific as a Band 1 Next Generation Partner in Tax and was ‘recommended’ in the 2020 Doyles Guide of Leading Tax Lawyers. Shaun has been recognized as a ‘star’ advisor in employee share schemes by the Global Equity Organization and was selected to join its inaugural class of Fellows.

Shaun’s clients describe him as being “accessible” and having “a strong command of technical detail and the ability to apply this to complex situations pragmatically and commercially”.

Shaun commenced his legal career at Arnold Bloch Leibler in 2006. In 2011 he moved to London, where he practiced law at a Magic Circle firm. Upon his return to Australia, he practiced law at a top-tier law firm. Shaun recently returned to Arnold Bloch Leibler as a partner.