NYSBA Annual Meeting Tax Section Panel
New York State Bar Association
Speaking Engagement | January.23.2018 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm (Eastern Standard Time)
New York Hilton Midtown
Orrick tax partner Peter Connors will be speaking at the New York State Bar Association's 2018 Annual Meeting in New York on January 23, 2018. Peter will be part of the panel discussion "Comprehensive Reform of the U.S. International Tax System", which will focus on the international aspects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs act.
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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
Peter Connors Partner Tax, Corporate Tax
New York
Peter Connors, a tax partner in the New York office, focuses his practice on cross-border transactions. He also has extensive experience in related areas of tax law, including financial transactions, corporate reorganizations, renewable energy investments and controversy matters. He also leads the Orrick's Section 45Q practice relating to the tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration.
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 American College of Tax Counsel. He is also President of the USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association.
Before joining Orrick, Peter was a principal in the International Tax Services Group of Ernst & Young in New York.
A prolific author, Peter is a frequent lecturer for a variety of major organizations and has published more than 100 articles on tax planning subjects. He is a co-author of T.M. Portfolio 543 ("The Mark to Market Rules" of Section 475-2d) and the author of T.M. Portfolio 909-3d ("The Branch-Related Taxes" of Section 884). From 2008 to 2010, he was the Vice Chair, Committee Operations, of the American Bar Association Tax Section.
A significant portion of his practice involves tax controversy, including representation of taxpayers before the U.S. Tax Court. In 2010, Peter also founded the NYC Calendar Program for the U.S. Tax Court.
He has been recognized by every edition of Best Lawyers in America since 2015.