Admitted
1983, Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court; 1991, New York
Law School
Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1983; New York University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1989
Law School Graduation Year
1989
College
Mercer University, B.B.A., Finance, cum laude, 1980
Memberships
Atlanta (Chair, International Transactions Section, 1995-1996), New York State (Member, Tax Section), American (Liaison to ABA Tax Section; Member, Section of International Law; Committee on Foreign Activities of U.S. Taxpayers, Section of Taxation; Section of Business Law; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (Vice Chair, International Committee, 2003—); Liaison, Central & Eurasian Law Initiative, 2003—) and International (Section on Business Law, Committee on Taxes) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections of Taxation, Corporate Law and International Law); International Fiscal Association; American Law Institute.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, International Advisory Council, State of Georgia, 1992-1995. Counsel, American Countertrade Association (2003—). Author: Tax Planning for Foreign Persons Coming to the U.S., Georgia State Bar Journal (May 1991); The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: A Systemic Solution for the U.S. Multinational, 1 NAFTA Rev. June (1995); Outbound Licensing of Intangible Property to Related Parties, U.S. Taxation of International Operations, Warren Gotham Lamont (1996); The UNCITRAL Legal Guide on International Countertrade Transactions: The Foundation of a New Era in Countertrade?, 30, The International Lawyer 739 (Winter 1996); U.S. Tax Consequences of Leasing Tangible, Personal Property into the U.S., U.S. Taxation of International Operations, Warren, Gorham Lamont, 1997; International Business Law: A Top 10 List for Georgia Lawyers, Georgia Bar Journal (February 2003). Advisor, RIA Tax Publications, 1991-1997. Moderator, International Transactions Forum, Counsel Connect OnLine Network, 1995-1998.