Michael Brevetta

Michael Brevetta has over 20 years of experience as a lawyer and compliance professional focusing on International Taxation, Tax Information Reporting, and Financial Services Regulation. He is currently the Director of Legal and Compliance at softScheck APAC, a premier cybersecurity firm offering comprehensive testing, advisory and risk management solutions.

He was previously Head of APAC Tax Reporting at Credit Suisse. Before that, he was Head of Tax Compliance at Standard Chartered Bank, where he led teams that oversaw the bank’s operations in over 60 jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with applicable Tax Transparency and Automatic Exchange of Tax Information Regimes.

Prior to his time at Standard Chartered Bank, Michael headed the Singapore-based Information Reporting/Withholding Practice at PwC. He also advised on compliance with cross-border tax and regulatory requirements in various financial institutions in the Banking/Capital Markets, Asset Management, and Insurance sectors.

Previously he worked in International Tax at Deloitte in the US, and as a tax and trusts lawyer.

Michael is a Chair of the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association’s (ASIFMA) Common Reporting Standard (CRS) Working Group. He is a lawyer licensed in the State of Florida and is a member of the American Bar Association and The Florida Bar.