Evaluating Aggressive Tax Strategies: A Methodology in Light of New Court Cases

Peter L. Faber is a partner in McDermott, Will & Emery, where he heads the New York tax practice. He specializes in corporate and business tax planning and federal, state, and local tax litigation. He has assisted many companies in reviewing and defending tax-oriented investments.

Mr. Faber served as Chairman of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation, an organization of 25,000 tax lawyers that is the principal spokesman of the American legal community on tax issues. He is a former Chairman of the Section?s Committee on Corporate Taxation. He has testified before Congress on numerous occasions and has served as a consultant to Congressional committees on corporate tax matters. He is a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and a member of the Tax Advisory Group of the American Law Institute.

Mr. Faber is active in New York State affairs. He formerly served as Chairman of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association and as a member of the Governor?s Council on Fiscal and Economic Priorities. He is a member of the Taxpayer Advisory Committees of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, the New York City Department of Finance, and the State and City Tax Appeals Tribunals, and has assisted the Legislature in drafting several tax statutes.

Mr. Faber is the author of over ninety articles on corporate taxation. He has lectured on tax matters at tax institutes around the country.

Mr. Faber is a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and chairs its Committee on Taxation and Public Revenue. He graduated from Swarthmore College with high honors and from Harvard Law School cum laude. He lives in New York City.