| Ann F. Thomas A.B.
1973 magna cum laude, Harvard-Radcliffe Professor Thomas brings to the classroom 17 years of practice experience—10 as a partner—working in the tax department at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions. She is a past member of the Tax Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1984–87) and the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association (1996–98). Her scholarship focuses on comparative systems of entity taxation, the tax treatment of women and the history of the federal income tax. Professor Thomas teaches Individual Income Tax, Corporate Tax, Comparative Tax Law, Business Law Issues in Structuring the Closely Held Enterprise and the Graduate Tax Program Research and Writing Seminar.
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| Richard C.E. Beck B.A. 1963, University of
Chicago An expert in federal individual income tax, Professor Beck has testified for reform of spousal income tax liability before the House Ways & Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. Professor Beck teaches Individual Tax, Tax Policy, International Tax, and the Taxation of Property Transactions. He has also taught Corporate & Partnership Tax. Professor Beck coauthored a casebook on taxation of business enterprises, and has published numerous articles on a wide variety of income tax issues. He has also taught at the University of Paris (Sorbonne), the University of Rennes, the University Osnabrück, and the Wirtschaftsuniversität in Vienna, and also lectured in Moscow and Sochi. He is a member of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association, as well as the NY City and State Bar Associations.
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| William P.
LaPiana A.B. 1973
summa cum laude, Harvard University A noted historian and expert in tax law, Professor LaPiana is the author of Logic and Experience (Oxford, 1994), an important analysis of the intellectual roots of the case method used in legal education. In addition to his extensive academic experience, Professor LaPiana spent four years as an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell. He is a member of the American Law Institute, the Supervisory Council of the Real Property Probate and Trust Section of the ABA, and was the Reporter for the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act. He is also an Academic Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel. He teaches American Legal History, Estate Planning, Federal Wealth Transfer Taxation, Property, Wills, Trusts & Future Interests, and Advanced Wealth Transfer Planning.
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| Diane L.
Fahey B.A.
1979, Cleveland State University After receiving her LL.M. in Taxation, Professor Fahey served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable James Halpern of the United States Tax Court from 2000 to 2002. At New York Law School she teaches Federal Income Tax: Corporate, and Federal Income Tax: Individual. |
B.B.A.
1973,
J.D. 1976,
LL.M.
(Taxation) 1980,
Counsel,
Course: International Tax
Planning—Advanced
John
P. Barrie
A.B., 1969, University of California-Los Angeles
Partner,
Course:
Marc S. Bekerman
B.A. 1989,
J.D. 1992,
LL.M.
(Taxation) 1995,
Fleischman
& Bekerman, LLP
Course: Estate
Planning
Megan L. Brackney
B.A. 1995,
University of Kansas
J.D. 1998, University of Kansas, School of
Law
LL.M. (Taxation) 2009, New York University
Associate,
Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP
Course: Tax Litigation
Seminar
Gerard Brew
B.A., 1984, Rutgers
University
J.D., 1988, Rutgers University School of Law - Newark
Partner, McCarter & English LLP
Course:
New Jersey Estate Administration
Lawrence L. Davidow
B.A. 1968,
LL.M.
(Taxation) 1989,
Senior
Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Office of the Chief Counsel, Large and
Midsize Business Division
Course: Advance
Reorganization
Alan Dixler
B.A.,
LL.M. (Taxation),
Senior Tax
Counsel, Alpharma, Inc.
Course: Taxation of
Intellectual Property Transactions
Lawrence
The Law
Office of
Robert Firestone '90
B.S.
1977,
J.D. 1990,
LL.M. (Taxation) 1997,
Courses: State and
Local Tax; Tax Procedure and Tax Practice
Jacob
I. Friedman '75
B.A. 1971,
J.D. 1975
LL.M.
(Taxation) 1978,
Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP, Chair of Tax
Department
Course: Employee Benefits
Kathleen
Grimm '80
B.A. 1967,
J.D. 1980,
LL.M. (Taxation) 1984,
Deputy Chancellor for Administration and
Finance,
Department of Education
Course: Municipal
Finance
B.A. 1969, University of
Pennsylvania
J.D. 1974,
Courses: Federal Wealth Transfer Tax: Basic Issues;
Wealth Transfer
Planning
Michael
Kliegman
B.S. 1975, University of Pennsylvania
J.D.
1978, Boston University
LL.M. (Taxation) 1983, Georgetown
University
Course: Advanced Corporate
Reorganizations
B.A. 1978, St. Petersburg
Office of
Chief Counsel, IRS Manhattan
Courses: Tax Procedure
and Tax Practice; Taxation of Financial
Instruments
Lynn
Halpern Lederman
B.A. 1990, University of
Pennsylvania
Associate Fiduciary Counsel, Legacy Planning
Department, Bessemer Trust
Course: Federal Wealth
Transfer Tax, Basic Concepts
Marc M. Lewis '95
B.A. 1991, New York
Senior Vice President -
Diageo Corporation
Course: International
Transfer Pricing Seminar
Gary B. Mandel
B.S.
1985, Brooklyn College
M.B.A. 1990, Pace University
J.D. 1994,
St. John's University
LL.M. (Taxation) 1996, Georgetown University
Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP
Course:
Problems of Timing
Phillip Michaels '76
B.A. 1972,
J.D. 1976,
LL.M.(Taxation) 1981,
Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP
American
Course: Seminar
on Tax Planning for the Family
Business
A.B. 1981, Princeton
J.D.
1986,
B.A. 1983,
LL.M.
(Taxation) 1993,
Courses: Wealth Transfer: Basic Tax Issues; Business
Law
Russell
J. Pinilis
B.A. 1991, Franklin and Marshall College
J.D.
1996, New York University
LL.M. (Taxation) 2000, New York
University
Partner, O'Melveney & Myers LLP
Course: Private Equity Funds
Elliot
Pisem
B.A. 1975,
J.D. 1978,
Partner, Roberts and
Course: Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions
Seminar
Steven Plotnick
B.B.A. 1986,
J.D. 1989,
LL.M.(Taxation) 1994,
IBE Trade Corporation
Course:
Federal Income Tax:
Partnerships
B.A. 1975, Seton Hall
J.D./M.B.A. 1983, Rutgers
M.S. (Taxation) 1986, Seton Hall
Vice President Taxes, sanofi-aventis
Course: Advanced Corporate
Reorganizations
B.S. 1976, Fordham
J.D. 1979,
Partner,
Bekerman and Reddy,
LLP
Course: Estate
Administration
Tracy
Christen Reimann
B.A. 1984, Long Island University, College
of Arts & Science
J.D. 1987, Brooklyn Law School
LL.M.
(Taxation) 2000, New York University
Partner, Karlen, Stolzar &
Reimann, LLP
Course: Federal Income Taxation of
Trusts and Estates
Luis Rodriguez Jr. ’99
B.S. 1985, Long Island University
M.B.A. 1995, Baruch College of
the City University of New York
J.D. 1999, New York Law School
LL.M. (Taxation) 2010, New York Law School
General Practitioner
representing small businesses and non-profits; structured finance: OTC
Derivatives
Courses: Taxation of Financial Products;
Problems of Timing
Gideon Rothschild '80
B.B.A.
1973, Baruch College of the City University
of New York
J.D.
1980, New York Law School
Partner, Moses and Singer
Fellow,
American College of Trusts and Estates Council
Course: Advanced Wealth Transfer Planning
Seminar
Michael P. Ryan
B.A. 1975, University
of Notre Dame
J.D. 1979, Fordham University
Courses: New York Wills Practice; Federal Wealth
Transfer Tax, Basic
Concepts
A.B. 1974,
J.D. 1978,
LL.M. (Taxation) 1985,
Partner, Duval & Stachenfeld, LLP
Course: Charitable
Organizations
Rosalie
Sanderson
B.S. 1971,
M.A. 1973,
M.L.S. 1975,
J.D. 1986,
Professor of Legal Research; Instruction
and Automation Librarian,
Course: Graduate Tax Program Research and
Writing
Seminar
(Coteacher)
Paul
Schneiderman
B.A., 1985, The American University, School of
Government and Public Administration
J.D., 1988, State University of
New York at Buffalo
Associate Area Counsel, Internal Revenue
Service
Courses: Tax Procedure and Tax Practice;
Problems of Timing
Eileen Caufield Schwab
B.A.
1965,
J.D. 1971,
Partner, Sidley
Course: Advanced Wealth Transfer
Planning
Seminar
Linda
J. Sosnowitz '73
B.A. 1969, Smith College
J.D. 1973, New
York Law School
Partner, Stapper & Van Doren
Course:
Estate Planning
Steven Tillem
B.S.B.A. 1986, Washington University
J.D.
1992, Fordham
Senior Attorney,
Office of the Cief Counsel Internal Revenue Service
Course: Taxation of Financial
Instruments
B.A. 1986, State University of New York
at Albany
J.D. 1995, New York Law
School
Vice President and Charitable
Planning Consultant, Fidelity Charitable Services
Course: Charitable
Organizations
Jack
Williams
B.A., 1982,
J.D. 1985,
Professor of Law,
Director,
BDO Seidman, LLP,
Courses: Bankruptcy and Workouts: Tax Issues; Federal
Income Tax:
Individual
Ranked #3 Tax LL.M. program in the nation by The National Law Journal, and voted #1 by readers of the New York Law Journal three years in a row!