Representative Experience
U.S. companies and individuals doing business in foreign countries and foreign investors entering the U.S. market with legal and tax issues
Formation, operation, and disposition of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies
Mergers and acquisitions, private equity offerings, reorganizations, and recapitalizations
Tax-exempt organization representation, including public charities, private foundations, private operating foundations, social clubs, homeowners' associations, business leagues and social welfare organizations
Presentations
Frequent speaker on international tax, tax-exempt organizations, limited liability companies, corporate taxation
Adjunct professor in the LL.M. (Taxation) program at the University of Washington, teaching international taxation
Memberships and Activities
Washington State Bar Association
King County Bar Association
American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
Honors
Selected to “Super Lawyers,” Washington Law & Politics, 2002-2008
Selected to “Top 50 Female Washington Super Lawyers,” Washington Law & Politics, 2005-2008
Listed in Best Lawyers in America
Education
LL.M., Taxation, University of Florida Graduate Program in Taxation, Gainesville, FL, 1995
- Recipient of Richard B. Stevens award for outstanding tax graduate, Class Rank
No. 1
J.D., Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, IN, 1979
- Recipient of Judge Roger Kiley Fellowship
B.A. in Business Administration, summa cum laude, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 1976
- Recipient of award for outstanding graduate in the school of business
Languages
French
