Timothy S. Shuman is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C., office. Tim focuses his practice on corporate and international tax matters for U.S. and foreign multinationals, with particular emphasis on acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings and liquidations. He has extensive experience in structuring and providing advice on tax-free reorganizations and spin-offs involving both privately held and publicly traded companies and regularly represents clients in obtaining private letter rulings and other guidance from the IRS. His work has included a number of corporations with special tax status, such as regulated investment companies.
Tim also has experience with international tax issues including supply chain planning and principal structures, foreign tax credit planning, tax-efficient repatriation strategies, tax basis planning and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
Tim also has represented a number of clients before the IRS in connection with audits and the IRS Appeals process, including with respect to worthless stock losses and foreign tax credit issues.
