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Transaction Advisory Services Practice of a public accounting firm's national headquarters specializing in providing guidance for businesses seeking to capitalize on opportunities Perform and manage tax due diligence projects for stock or asset acquisitions in both private and corporate transactions to determine potential tax liabilities and exposures Analyze tax profiles of prospective acquisition companies including review of tax returns, tax provisions, projected effective tax rates, tax planning projects, past audits and management interviewsCommunicate significant issues and diligence findings to partners and clientsReview and analyze merger agreementsAnalyze and structure transactions for both strategic and corporateEvaluate and structure transactions for strategic and corporate buyers and sellers to provide formal opinion letters and other memorandaWork effectively with engagement teams including attorneys, Chief Financial Officers, corporate tax directors and other tax professional to coordinate timing and staffingSupervise, train and manage staff to achieve significant improvements in productivity

Headquarters of a global snack food and beverage company with products sold in 200 countries Provided ongoing tax counsel for all corporate matters and tax planning in addition to management of acquisition and disposition of assets, partnerships, LLCs, corporations as well as negotiation of Merger and Acquisition deals Reviewed and analyzed tax strategies developed by PepsiCo's independent bottlers Coordinated with tax compliance team on preparation and review of various disclosure forms and to ensure accurate reporting of tax planning for tax returns Developed legal and factual strategies to successfully defend the company in IRS audits in addition to researched and prepared protests and position memorandaManaged disclosures of reportable and listed transactions and reviewed book/tax differences, international and domestic transactions and projects to ensure tax shelter regulatory complianceIncreased productivity and efficiency through development and implementation of worldwide system and processes to gather all relevant tax information

Headquarters of this Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gas products with over 27,000 employees in more than 30 companies and 2008 sales of $10.8 billionProvided valuable counsel for domestic tax planning regarding long-term business development and financial managementProtected company revenue through successful defense in an international tax audit (United Kingdom) and led a team in unwinding $100 million structure tax transaction in response to changes in foreign tax lawSaved millions in present and future New York taxes by successfully arguing before the State of New York Tax Appeals Tribunal (Petition of Liquid Carbonic Industries Corporation, DTA No 815427)Reduced the cost of borrowing through structure of domestic and international financing using hybrid instruments and foreign jurisdictionsReduced tax liability by millions through negotiation of settlements and defense of tax audits for research and development credits with Federal and State tax authorities

B.A., History & Politics

Education record

Juris Doctor