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| | Address | | 1700 K Street NW, Suite 300 | | Washington, District of Columbia 20006-3807 | | | |
| | | Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC practices in the following areas of law:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Biotechnology, Business Law, Class Action, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computers and Software, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Election, Campaign and Political Law, Employee Benefits, Energy, Entertainment and the Arts, Environmental Law, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Family Law, Fidelity and Surety, Finance, Franchises and Franchising, General Practice, Government, Health Care, Hospital Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Investments, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Litigation, Media Law, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Municipal Law, Natural Resources, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Partnership Law, Patents, Products Liability, Public Finance, Real Estate, Regulatory Law, Religious Institutions, Securities, Security Alarm, Sports Law, Taxation, Technology and Science, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Trust and Estates, Workers Compensation. | | Year Established: 1850 | Firm Profile:
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC has more than 550 attorneys and government relations professionals practicing throughout the United States, with offices in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Alexandria, New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Tampa, Wilmington, Princeton, Newark, San Diego and Silicon Valley. In California, the firm is known as Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney LLP. Buchanan's attorneys have experience in industries that include entertainment and media, pharmaceuticals and biomedicine, nanotechnology, financial institutions, construction, franchise and real estate. Within these and other industries, Buchanan attorneys focus on more than 65 practice areas including Corporate Finance, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Tax, Government Relations, Health Care and Labor & Employment. The firm serves national and international clients that include Fortune 500 corporations, start-ups, technology companies and financial institutions. Buchanan is distinguished by its commitment to strategic planning and to high quality legal services. Buchanan's attorneys build a deep understanding of our clients, their businesses and their industries. In addition, our approach to client service is based on multi-office, multi-disciplinary teams that help to ensure our clients receive legal services that are tailored to their specific business needs and concerns. For more information, please visit the firm's website at www.buchananingersoll.com. | | Firm Size: 1135 |
Other Office Locations of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Redwood Shores, California, U.S.A.
San Diego, California, U.S.A.
San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Temecula, California, U.S.A.
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
Aventura, Florida, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | Ronald D. Abramson (Shareholder) born Washington, D.C., April 15, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia. Education: New York University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Law & Policy in International Business, 1973-1974. Co-Author: "The Legal Response to the Illicit Movement of Cultural Property," 5 Law & Policy in Int'l Business 932, 1973. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1979-1987. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Corcoran Gallery of Art. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; United State Supreme Court Bar. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Taxation; Real Estate; Estate Planning. Email: Ronald D. Abramson | | Edward John Allera (Shareholder) born New Kensington, Pennsylvania, October 13, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; 1975, District of Columbia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., Pharmacy, 1969); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1974). Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1974. Assistant Chief Counsel, 1975 and Associate Chief Counsel, 1976, for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration. Assistant Chief Counsel for Food, Food and Drug Administration, 1977-1978. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Pennsylvania Bar Association. Practice Areas: Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law; Biomedical Technology; Biotechnology. Email: Edward John Allera | | Janine H. Bosley (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida, September 3, 1951; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2002, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia; 2005, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: University of Miami (B.S.B.A., Accounting, summa cum laude, 1981; M.P.A., Tax Accounting, 1982); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1986). 1999 Distinguished Author, BNA Tax Management Inc. Author: "Qualified Plans—Taxation of Distributions," BNA Tax Management Inc. portfolio; "Employee Benefits for Small and Mid-Sized Employers," BNA Tax Management Inc. portfolio. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Committee on Employee Benefits; Member, Tax Section, Committee on Employee Benefits, Self-Correction and Administrative Practices and Distributions Subcommittees); The George Mason American Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Halliburton Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 98 T.C. 88. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Employee Benefits Litigation; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; ERISA; ERISA Compliance; Flexible Benefit Plans; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Qualified Retirement Plans; Employee Benefits and Bankruptcy; Executive Compensation Structure and Taxation; COBRA; Cash Balance Plans; Deferred Compensation; Employee Benefit Trusts; 401(k) Plans; Non-Qualified Benefits. Email: Janine H. Bosley | | Steven M. Hilton (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1980); Georgetown University (J.D., 1985). Former Commissioner, American Battle Monuments Commission (Federal Commission). Deputy Assistant to the President, The White House, 1993-1995. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. [Major, USAR, 1980—]. Practice Areas: Government Relations. Email: Steven M. Hilton | | David I. Kempler (Shareholder) born January 30, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, Connecticut; 1974, District of Columbia and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1963); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1966); Georgetown University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1967). Editor, Corporate Tax and Business Planning Review. Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University National Law Center, 1980-1984. Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University, 1993-1995. Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, 1967-1974. Of Counsel, McKenna, Conner and Cuneo, 1974-1984. Partner, Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., 1984-1989. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Federal (Chairman, Taxation Section, 1987-1988) and American (Member, Corporate-Shareholder Relationships and Exempt Organizations Committees, Section of Taxation, 1974—) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Planning; Exempt Organizations; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: David I. Kempler | | John H. Korns (Shareholder) born New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Louisiana; 1972, District of Columbia; 1980, Virginia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Virginia; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1967; J.D., magna cum laude, 1970). Note Editor, Harvard Law Review. Law Clerk: to the Honorable John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1970-1971; Honorable Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1971-1972. Assistant United States Attorney, District of Columbia, 1976-1980. Reported Cases: ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation (North America), Inc., v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation and New Jersey Transit Corporation, 14 F. Supp. 2d 75 (D.D.C. 1998); Adair v. Rose Law Firm, 867 F. Supp. 1111 (D.D.C. 1994); RTC v. Walde, 18 F.3d 943 (D.C. Cir. 1994); RTC v. Grant Thornton, 798 F. Supp. 1 (D.D.C. 1992); RTC v. KPMG Peat Marwick, 779 F. Supp. 2 (D.D.C. 1991). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; White Collar Crime; International Trade. Email: John H. Korns | | Stuart M. Lewis (Managing Shareholder, Washington Office) born McLean, Virginia, September 17, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia and District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Virginia Law Review, 1968. Counsel, Association for Advanced Life Underwriting. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1973-1976, 2004—. Counsel, Commission on Private Philalthropy and Public Needs, 1973-1976. President, Board of Directors, American Bar Retirement Association, 2004-2005. Board of Directors, Tax Management, Inc., 1997—. Chair, Employee Benefits CD Advisory Board, BNA, 1996—. Board of Advisors, New York University Law School, 1991—. Editorial Advisory Board, the Journal of Compensation and Benefits, 1985-1990. Board of Advisors, Virginia Tax Review, 1985—. Editorial Board, The Practical Accountant, 1982—. Chairman, Compensation Advisory Board, Tax Management, Inc. 401(k) Alert Advisory Board. Corporate Board, the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, 1983-1986. Editor, Compensation Planning Journal. Co-author: ERISA: Related Statutes; numerous publications. Charter Fellow, The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, Inc., 2000—. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Chair, Committee on Employee Benefits, Section of Taxation, 1994-1995; Chair-Elect, 1993-1994; Vice-Chair, 1990-1993; Vice Chair, Government Relations, Section of Taxation, 2003-2005; Council Director, Section of Taxation, 2000-2003). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel, 1995—; American Bar Foundation, 2000—. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Cash Balance Plans; COBRA; Deferred Compensation; Disability Benefits; Employee Benefit Trusts; Employee Benefits Litigation; Employee Compensation; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Trusts; Equity Compensation; ERISA; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation Taxation; Flexible Benefit Plans; Fringe Benefits; Health Benefits; Multi-Employer Benefits; Multi-Employer Pensions; Non-Qualified Benefits; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Pension Fund Investments; Pension Plans; Pension Taxation; Profit Sharing; Qualified Retirement Plans; Retirement Benefit Plans; 401(k) Plans. | | Keith A. Mong (Shareholder) born Buffalo, New York, August 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; 1991, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1984); Catholic University School of Law (J.D., 1987); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, 1990). Author, Articles: "Executive Compensation and Employee Benefit Implication of the Taxpayer Relief Act 1997," 39 TMM, Page 3, January 5, 1998; "Discounted Options as an alternative to Deferred Compensation," 39 TMM, Page 167, May 25, 1998; "IRS Notice 98-S2- Your (k) and (m) Safe Harbor Guidance," 40 TMM Page 19, January 18, 1999. Co-Author, "The BIG (Built-in Gain) Tax on S Corporations: Big is Definitely Not Better," 1 S Corporation: The Journal of Tax, Legal and Business Strategies, Page 3, 1988. Member, Advisory Board for Compensation Planning, Tax Management Inc. Deputy Co-Chair, Management's Compensation Planning Journal, 16. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Federal Taxation; ERISA. Email: Keith A. Mong | | Thomas G. Paese (Shareholder) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1979); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1982). (Also at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Government Relations; Healthcare; Technology; Corporate Law. Email: Thomas G. Paese | | Ronald S. Perlman (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida, March 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Massachusetts; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1975, Florida; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1981, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., 1969); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1972); George Washington University (LL.M., Federal Procurement Law, 1980). Co-Author: "Government Contacts News Alert - Protecting Technical Data Rights," February 2004; "Legal Issues for Government Subcontractors - Discussion Paper," January 20, 2004; "Homeland Security Act of 2002: Liability Protections for Sellers of Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technologies," February 25, 2003. Author and Speaker: "Sole Source Contracts," National Contract Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, November 19, 2003; "Accounting Issues in Bid Protests," November 14, 2003; "The SAFETY Act: Proposed Regulations," October 21, 2003; "The Threat of Former Employees," March 20, 2003; "Sole Source Procurement," George Washington University and Educational Services Institute, September 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996; "Bid Protests," Air Force Contract Law Center, May 1989; "Problems in Contract Formation: Construction Education Management Corp. 1986; "Bankruptcy and the Government Contract," NCMA January 1985; "Sole Source Contracts," Briefing Paper No. 83-7 Federal Publications, Inc., 1983; "The Threat of Former Employees," National Contract Magazine, April 1983; "Administration of Government Contracts," American University, 1981-1982; "The Navy, the Coast Guard and the Hill -- Major Programs, Major Opportunities (including Deepwater and LCS)," Doyle Business-to-Government Series, May 18, 2004; "The SAFETY Act," Barnes Buchanan & Mallon Conference, February 19, 2004; "Hazards of Handling Intellectual Property in Government Contracts," Doyle Business-to-Government Series, January 15, 2004; "Formation of Federal Government Contracts," Doyle Business-to-Government Series, November 13, 2003. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Massachusetts, Federal (Member, Government Contracts Committee) and American (Member, Public Contract Law) Bar Associations; National Defense Industrial Association (Member, Logistics Division; Vice Chair, Small Business Division). Fellow, National Contract Management Association. [Capt., JAG, U.S. Air Force, 1973-1977; Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Eglin AFB, 1973- 1976; Staff Judge Advocate, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 1976-1977]. Practice Areas: Government Contracts. Email: Ronald S. Perlman | | Donald B. Reynolds, Jr. (Shareholder) born Mt. Kisco, New York, April 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Senior Case and Note Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1978-1979. Editor, Tax Management Real Estate Journal, 1992—. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Federal Tax; Real Estate; Business Transactions. Email: Donald B. Reynolds, Jr. | | Gerald H. Sherman (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, August 29, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, New York; 1960, District of Columbia. Education: College of the City of New York (B.B.A., 1953); Harvard University (LL.B., 1958). Deputy Chief Editor and Member, Advisory Board, Tax Management, 1960—. Member, Advisory Board, BNA Pension Reporter, 1975-1981. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1973-1987. Lecturer, Federal Taxation and Life Insurance: University of New Hampshire; New York University; Purdue University; College of William and Mary; American College of Life Insurance. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Gerald H. Sherman | | Robert L. Shuster (Shareholder) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and District of Columbia. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1987); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1992). (Also at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Land Use Law; Real Estate Law; Governmental Affairs. Email: Robert L. Shuster | | Leonard L. Silverstein (Shareholder) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1922; admitted to bar, 1949, Pennsylvania; 1953, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (A.B., 1943); Harvard University (LL.B., 1948). Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C., 1951-1952. Member, Legal Advisory Staff, Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., 1952-1954. Lecturer in Law, New York University, New York City, 1954-1960. Member, Advisory Group, House Ways and Means Committee, 85th Congress, 1957-1958. Special Tax Counsel, Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C., 1958-1959. Chief Editor, Tax Management, Inc., 1959—. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., 1960-1961. Member, Task Force on Taxes, President-Elect Nixon, 1968-1969. Member, Task Force on Taxes, Council on Environmental Quality, Washington, D.C., 1970-1971. Member, 1971— and President, 1980-1983, Board of Directors, National Symphony Orchestra Association. Executive Director, Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs, Washington, D.C., 1973-1977. Member, Board of Directors: North American Watch Corporation, 1975—; American Security Bank, 1977-1991. Trustee, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1974-1990. Member, 1980-1983 and Chairman, 1981-1982, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Member, Presidential Task Force on Arts and Humanities, 1981-1985. Member, 1982—and Chairman, Tax Working Group, 1982—, President's Committee on the Arts & Humanities, 1982-1989. Member, Board of Directors, French American Foundation, 1983—. Member, Vice Chairman, and Honorary Member, Board of Trustees, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1985—. Member, Commissioner's Exempt Organizations Advisory Group, 1987-1988. Treasurer, American Committee on the French Revolution, 1987-1989. President, Alliance Françaisé de Washington, 1990-1994. Member, Board of Directors: Bureau of National Affairs, 1985-1989; White House Historical Association, 1991—. Member, Board of Directors: The Choral Arts Society of Washington, 1992—; Yosemite Park and Curry Company, 1992-1993; Chevy Chase Savings Bank, F.S.B., 1994—. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Law Institute. Languages: French. Email: Leonard L. Silverstein | | John P. Warner (Shareholder) born Port Chester, New York, March 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1971); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1977). Articles Editor, Industrial Relations Law Journal, 1976-1977. Author: "Statutory, Regulatory and Common Law Anti-Abuse Weapons," in Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Reorganizations 2001 (Practising Law Institute); "Control, Causality and Section 482," 28 Tax Management International J. 408, 1999; "Taxing Interbranch Dealings: Application of Arm's Length Principles to Inbound Interbranch Dealings," 11 Tax Management Transfer Pricing Report 232 (2002). Contributing Author and Editor, Tax Management Transfer Pricing Portfolio Series. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; United States Supreme Court Bar. Reported Cases: Oak Industries, Inc. v. Commissioner, 96 T.C.559; Libbey v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 1988 - 254. Practice Areas: Federal Income Taxation; Taxation of International Transactions; Transfer Pricing; Mediation of Tax Disputes. Email: John P. Warner | | Aen Walker Webster (Shareholder) born Washington, D.C., December 31, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, California; 1989, District of Columbia; 2000, Virginia. Education: Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, with distinction, 1979); Stanford University (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1987-1988. Editor, Tax Management, Estates, Gifts and Trust Journal. Deputy Technical Editor, Tax Management, Estates, Gifts and Trusts Portfolio series. Law Clerk, to Hon. James A. Belson, D.C. Court of Appeals, 1988-1989. Special Assistant to U.S. Secretary, Health and Human Services, 1983-1985. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California; Virginia State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Trust and Estates; Tax Exempt Organizations; Tax. Email: Aen Walker Webster | | Mark M. Yacura (Shareholder) born East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, September 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1986, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 1971; M.B.A., 1978); Duquesne University (B.S., 1978); American University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Registered Pharmacist, Pennsylvania, 1978. Author: "Inside the PDR," Trial, June, 1984; "Regulatory & Evidentiary Ramifications of the Patient Medication Instruction," (PMI) Leaflet, Medical Trial Technique Quarterly, Spring, 1985. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Pennsylvania Bar Association; American Pharmaceutical Association. Practice Areas: Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law; Corporate Transactions; Trade Law. Email: Mark M. Yacura | | SENIOR ATTORNEY | | Annemarie G. McGavin (Senior Attorney) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Lehigh University (B.S.E.E., 1990); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Virginia and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Annemarie G. McGavin | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Frank Cummings (Senior Counsel) born 1929; admitted to bar, 1959, New York; 1963, District of Columbia. Education: Hobart College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1951); Columbia University (M.A., 1955; LL.B., 1958). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Articles Editor, Columbia Law Review, 1957-1958. Author, "Pension Plan Terminations-Single Employer Plans," BNA Tax Management Portfolio (3rd Ed. 2002). Adjunct Professor of Law, NYU Law School, 2005—. Member, Adjunct Faculty of Law, University of Virginia, 2000—. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Email: Frank Cummings | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Deborah M. Beers (Special Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Maryland; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: Barnard College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1971); Columbia University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar. Associate Editor, Journal of Law & Social Problems, Columbia University, 1975-1976. Town Council, 1981-1987, 1989-1992 and Mayor, 1992—, Glen Echo, Maryland. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State and American (Member, Exempt Organizations Subcommittee) Bar Associations; D.C. Estate Planning Council. Reported Cases: Greenacre Foundation v. U.S., 762 F2d 965 (Fed. Cir. 1985); American Campaign Academy v. Commissioner, 92 T.C. 1053 (1989). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Taxation; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: Deborah M. Beers | | Susan Warshaw Ebner (Special Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, August 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and Federal Circuit; 1993, Virginia. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1977; J.D., 1980). Moot Court Board, Cornell Law School. Recipient: New York State Regents Scholarship; New York State Child of Veteran Scholarship. Member, and Chair, Technology Committee, 1996—, and Member, Rules Committee, 2002, U.S. Court of Claims Advisory Council. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Public Contract Law: Professional Responsibility and Procurement Ethics Committee; Litigation); District of Columbia Bar (Member, Sections on: Government Contracts: Chair, Court and Board Practice Committee, 2002—, Section Chair, 1988-1989, Section Vice Chair, 1987-1988, Member, Section Steering Committee, 1985-1989, Chair, Government Relations Committee, 2001-2002; Litigation: Sanctions Committee, 1989; Computer Software and Telecommunications); Virginia State Bar (Member, Corporate Counsel Section); Federal Bar Association; Contract Appeals Bar Association (Board Member); U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association. Practice Areas: Government Contracts and Litigation; Corporate Law. Email: Susan Warshaw Ebner | | COUNSEL | | Herman B. Bouma (Counsel) born December 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 1991, U.S. Tax Court; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1972); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1979). Recipient, Chief Counsel Award for Outstanding Performance. Author: "U.S. Rules Pertaining to Positions Taken by a Taxpayer in Computing U.S. Income Tax Liability," Tax Management International Forum (March 2003); "Five Major Deficiencies with Respect to Taxation of Business Entities," Tax Management International Journal (August 2002); "The United States Should Not Tax U.S. Corporations on Their Worldwide Income," ABA Section of Taxation Newsletter (Fall 2001); "The U.S. Tax Code and Reality: Improving the Connection," Tax Notes International (October 1999); "The Taxation of Foreign Income from 1909 to 1989: How a Tilted Playing Field Developed," Tax Notes (June 1989, with William P. McClure); "The Final Foreign Tax Credit Regulations," Taxes--The Tax Magazine (August 1984). Co-Author, with H. David Rosenbloom, "Taxes Covered by Section 960(a)(3)," Tax Management International Journal (February 2002). Former Attorney-Advisor, IRS Office of Chief Counsel, Legislation and Regulations Division (International Branch), Washington, D.C. Principal author of the final foreign tax credit regulations under Sections 901/903; Negotiator on income tax treaties with Sweden, Denmark, and The Netherlands Antilles. Member: J. Edgar Murdock American Inn of Court (U.S. Tax Court), 1994-1997; The National Press Club. Member: The Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Section of Taxation); Federal (Section of Taxation) and American (Section of Taxation) Bar Associations; International Fiscal Association (USA Branch). Reported Cases: Exxon Corporation v. Commissioner, 113 T.C. 338 (1999); The Coca-Cola Company v. Commissioner, 106 T.C. 1 (1996). Practice Areas: International Taxation(100%). Email: Herman B. Bouma | | Michael J. Grace (Counsel) born Joliet, Illinois, January 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, California; 1983, Illinois; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Accountancy, with highest honors, 1976); University of Michigan (J.D., 1981). Beta Gamma Sigma. Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Eta Sigma. Beta Alpha Psi. Journal of Law Reform, Case Club Junior Clerk. Bronze Tablet Scholar. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award (Bankruptcy). Director, Graduate Taxation and Securities Law (LL.M.) Programs, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Member, Executive Committee, Waycroft-Woodlawn Civic Association, Arlington, Virginia. Member, University of Illinois Commerce Alumni Board. Member, Catholic Business Network of Northern Virginia. Member, Advisory Board, Journal of Passthrough Entities. Certified Public Accountant (Illinois). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California; Illinois State and American (Chair, Real Estate Committee, 2001-2003 and Member, Section of Taxation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Business Law; Business Succession Planning; Trusts and Estates. Email: Michael J. Grace | | Patricia R. Lesser (Counsel) born Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia. Education: University of Paris II, Pantheon-Assas (Licence en Droit, 1975; Maitrise en Droit, 1976); University of Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne (D.E.S.S., European Community Law, 1977); George Washington University (M.C.L., 1979). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American, International and Inter-American Bar Associations; International Fiscal Association. Languages: French and Spanish. Practice Areas: International Taxation. Email: Patricia R. Lesser | | Richard S. Marshall (Counsel) born El Paso, Texas, June 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1983, Virginia. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1975); National Law Center George Washington University (J.D., 1981; Masters in Taxation, 1984). Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Tax Section); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Controversies. Email: Richard S. Marshall | | Robert G. Pinco (Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, February 9, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Maryland; 1970, District of Columbia; 1971, U.S. Claims Court; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy (B.S.Ph., 1966); Georgetown University Law School (J.D., 1969). Registered Pharmacist, District of Columbia, 1966. Co-Author: Amphetamine Use & Misuse: A Medico-Legal View - Uppers & Downers, Prentice Hall, 1973; "The OTC Review-A Light at the End of the Tunnel," Food Drug Cosmetic Journal, 1976; "Are Cosmetics Drugs?" Journal of Central Atlantic States Association of Food and Drug Officials, 1976; "Alternatives to Non-Incarceration for Drug Abusing Defendants," Baltimore Law Journal, Spring 1973; "OTC Internal—Analgesics: It's Time We Took Them Seriously," Hospital Formulary, December 1979; "Cosmetics/Drugs —An Evolving Resolution of an Old Issue," (2-part series), Cosmetic Technology, May-June 1982; "Prescription to Over-The-Counter Switches: An Example of the Need For New Procedures in the Post-Monograph Era," Food Drug Cosmetic Law Journal, 1984; Hurdling International Barriers to Existing and New Excipients, "World Pharmaceutical Standards Review," Vol. 1, No. 5 (February 1991) and PharmTech Japan, Vol. 8, No. 2 (February 1992); The Medical Device Industry, "Responding as Companies to International Issues - Using Partnerships and Other Joint Ventures," (1990); "Homeopathic Drugs: What Are They and How Are They Regulated in the United States and in the European Union," Biological Therapy, Vol. XIV, No. 1, January 1996. Co-author: "The Ambiguities of the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994," Food and Drug Law Journal, 1996; "The FDA's Regulation of Dental Products," Journal of Clinical Dentistry, Vol. VI, No. 3, 1995. Attorney, Department of Justice, 1969-1972. Assistant General Counsel, White House Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention, Executive Office of the President, 1972-1974. Director, Over-the-Counter Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, 1974-1977. Member, Food and Drug Law Institute, 1977—. Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 1978—. Member, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Board of Advisors, 1994—. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State, Federal (Vice Chairman, Food and Drug Committee, 1977) and American Bar Associations; American Society for Pharmacy Law (Recipient, 1986 President's Award). Practice Areas: Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law. Email: Robert G. Pinco | | Paul S. Quinn (Counsel) born Pawtucket, Rhode Island, December 24, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, District of Columbia. Education: Providence College (B.A., 1956); Georgetown University (J.D., 1961). Member, Barrister's Club. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Administrative Law Section). [Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1956-1958]. Email: Paul S. Quinn | | Joanne L. Rood (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: Stetson University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Florida (J.D. with distinction, 1986); Georgetown University (L.L.M., Taxation, 1991). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Email: Joanne L. Rood | | SPECIAL TAX COUNSEL | | Gita Khadiri (Special Tax Counsel) born Tehran, Iran, March 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia; 1992, District of Columbia; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1987); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 1990). Topics Editor, American University Journal of International Law and Policy, 1989. Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1990-1998. Member: American Bar Association (Taxation Section). Languages: Farsi, French. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Gita Khadiri | | SENIOR ASSOCIATE | | Ruth C. Shaw (Senior Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, District of Columbia; 2003, Maryland. Education: Barnard College (A.B., 1969); George Washington University (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Ruth C. Shaw | | ASSOCIATES | | Kenita V. Barrow (Associate) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Maryland (2002); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2006). Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, 2005-2006. Member: American Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Allegheny County Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Kenita V. Barrow | | Barbara A. Binzak (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Cardinal Stritch University (B.A., 1993); Mayo Graduate School (Ph.D., Molecular Biology, 1999); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2003; M.A., Biomedical Ethics, 2003). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Email: Barbara A. Binzak | | Leigh Z. Callander (Associate) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, December 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Maryland; 2003, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Federal and District of Columbia Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rollins College (A.B., 1993); American University (M.A., 1997); George Washington University (M.F.S., 1997); Catholic University of America (J.D., 2000). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Leigh Z. Callander | | William Garvin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., Journalism and Political Science, 2000); George Washington Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Coif. Email: William Garvin | | John A. Goodman (Associate) born Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania; 2001, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1991); Duquesne University (J.D., 1997). Member, Duquesne Law Review. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: John A. Goodman | | Carol A. Kelley (Associate) born New York, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey; 2002, New York. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: Providence College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); Duke University (J.D., 1998); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 2002). Member: New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation. Email: Carol A. Kelley | | Laura Kinney (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 2003; M.P.A., 2003); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 2006). Member: Maryland State and American (Member: Taxation Section; Young Lawyer's Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Accounting Law. Email: Laura Kinney | | Fang Liu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2003, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Nankai University (B.S., Chemistry, 1987); Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (M.S., Organic Chemistry, 1990); Purdue University (Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, 1997); West Virginia University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Ohio State and American Bar Associations; International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Chinese Biopharmaceutical Association, USA; American Chemical Society. Languages: English and Chinese. Practice Areas: Chemical Intellectual Property. Email: Fang Liu | | Elizabeth Minnigh (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, New York. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: Kenyon College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Expatriate Tax; Generation Skipping Tax; Individual Taxation; Inheritance Tax; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Financial Planning; International Estate Planning; International Trusts and Estates; Powers of Attorney; Personal Planning; Retirement Planning; Surrogates Court Practice; Trust Administration; Trust Planning; Wealth Preservation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Giving; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Nonprofit Tax Law; Private Foundations; Public Charities; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: Elizabeth Minnigh | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office: Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, 20th Floor. Telephone: 412-562-8800.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: 1835 Market Street, 14th Floor. Telephone: 215-665-8700.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Office: One South Market Square, 213 Market Street, 3rd Floor. Telephone: 717-237-4800.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Office: 17 North Second Street, 15th Floor, 17101-1503. Telephone: 717-231-7700.
New York, New York Office: 620 Eighth Avenue, 23rd Floor. Telephone: 212-440-4400.
Buffalo, New York Office: 268 Main Street, Suite 201. Telephone: 716-853-2330.
Tampa, Florida Office: SunTrust Financial Centre, 401 East Jackson Street, Suite 2500. Telephone: 813-222-8180.
Miami, Florida Office: Bank of America Tower, 100 S.E. Second Street, 34th Floor. Telephone: 305-347-4080.
Aventura, Florida Office: Country Club Center, 19950 West Country Club Drive, Suite 101. Telephone: 305-933-5600.
Princeton, New Jersey Office: 700 Alexander Park, Suite 300. Telephone: 609-987-6800.
Newark, New Jersey Office: 550 Broad Street, Suite 810, 07102-4517. Telephone: 973-273-9800.
Wilmington, Delaware Office: The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, Suite 1410, 19801. Telephone: 302-552-4200.
San Diego, California Office: 12230 El Camino Real, Suite 300. Telephone: 858-509-7300.
Other San Diego, California Office: 707 Broadway, Suite 800. Telephone: 619-239-8700.
Temecula, California Office: Overland Corporate Center, 41607 Margarita Road, Suite 103. Telephone: 951-719-3640.
Redwood Shores, California Office: 333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 700. Telephone: 650-622-2300.
Alexandria, Virginia Office: 1737 King Street, Suite 500, P.O. Box 1404. Telephone: 703-836-6620.
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