New Treasury Regulations Target Corporate Inversions

October.02.2014

Peter Connors and William Foley co-authored an alert on the new regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department that are designed to make it more difficult to qualify for tax advantages associated with inversion transactions.

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William J. Foley Partner, White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance, Financial Services Litigation

New York

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Practice:

Finance Sector
White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
Financial Services Litigation
Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Mergers & Acquisitions
Trials

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William J. Foley Partner

New York

His practice focuses on the representation of financial institutions, investment advisors and other public and privately-held companies in corporate and securities litigation, and other complex business litigation matters. In particular, he has wide-ranging experience representing clients in stock-drop class actions, shareholder derivative actions, M&A and hostile takeover disputes, and complex contractual and business tort cases before federal and state courts and the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Peter Connors Partner, Tax, Corporate Tax

New York

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Practice:

Finance Sector
Tax
Corporate Tax
International Tax
Renewable Energy
Restructuring
Swaps and Other Hedges
Tax Advocacy
Blockchain and Virtual Currency

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Peter Connors Partner

New York

According to Chambers, his peers state that Peter is “an outstanding international tax practitioner” who is admired for the strength of his activity in the field of cross-border transactions and is ”an excellent lawyer who has a diverse practice.” According to Legal 500, “Peter Connors is well-versed in terms of the taxation of financial products and financial institutions.”

Peter serves as President of the USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association. From 2020 to 2021, he was President of the American College of Tax Counsel. He now serves as chair of the College’s Amicus Brief Committee and on the ABA Tax Section’s Distinguished Service Award Committee.

Before joining Orrick, Peter was a principal in the International Tax Services Group of Ernst & Young in New York.

A prolific author, with over 150 published articles on tax-related subjects, Peter is considered a thought leader in the field of taxation. He is co-author of T.M. Portfolio 543 -2d (”The Mark to Market Rules of Section 475") and the author of T.M. Portfolio 909-3d (”The Branch-Related Taxes of Section 884 “).

He has been recognized by every edition of Best Lawyers in America since 2015.

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White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance