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A recognized global leader in international and global tax know for practical and creative solution to a variety of tax and structural problems, bringing experience as a Fortune 500 tax counsel and chief tax officer to clients of all types.

Created the first tax department in the cruise industry and successfully restructured both the department and corporate operations to transition from being controlled foreign corporations with deferral, to a controlled foreign corporation without deferral, through the repeal of subpart F as it relates to shipping, and to structure the organization as the only dual listed company in North America.Provided successful representation before various executive and legislative agencies, including the United Nations, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, European Commission, United Kingdom Treasury, United States Congress, Treasury and Internal Revenue Service, the Australian Tax Office and others on domestic, international and treaty tax matters.Developed many technical and operational provisions that became standard throughout the industry.