Experience

IRS, Office of Chief Counsel

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Attorney (Tax)

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Providing a full range of legal services on all domestic and international tax issues to the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, Large Business & International (LB&I) Division, including: - Preparing answers to petitions, replies, motions, and other documents relevant to the case. - Researching, analyzing facts, and writing legal opinions in response to questions. - Providing legal advice and recommendations to IRS agents. Providing a full range of legal services on all domestic and international tax issues to the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, Large Business & International (LB&I) Division, including: - Preparing answers to petitions, replies, motions, and other documents relevant to the case. - Researching, analyzing facts, and writing legal opinions in response to questions. - Providing legal advice and recommendations to IRS agents.



Johnson Controls

• Ireland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Tax Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2021



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Tax Services - Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Aug 2017

  Interacting closely with clients to provide innovative international tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise; providing primary and secondary review of complex international tax returns (including Forms 5471, 8858, and 1118); developing and managing staff; and working closely with partners and staff on client management, practice development, and business development activities.

• International Tax Services - Senior

  • Jul 2011 - Oct 2014

  Providing international tax advice to businesses in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, including assessing tax strategies and exposure, assisting with international tax issues, maintaining effective relationships with tax authorities, and managing US filing and compliance requirements (including Forms 5471, 8858, and 1118).



United States Courts

• Administration of Justice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Federal Judicial Intern (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania)

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  * Collaborated with Judge Goldberg and his staff to analyze the exhaustion of a death row prisoner's claims in his federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus * Summarized court proceedings and reviewed the petitioner's claims for federal relief in order to co-author Judge Goldberg's later ruling * Collaborated with Judge Goldberg and his staff to analyze the exhaustion of a death row prisoner's claims in his federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus * Summarized court proceedings and reviewed the petitioner's claims for federal relief in order to co-author Judge Goldberg's later ruling



U.S. Department of Labor

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Intern

  • May 2009 - Dec 2009

  * Created and edited documents for discovery in administrative enforcement cases, including requests for admissions, requests for the production of documents, and interrogatories * Drafted settlement agreements after participating in pre-trial settlement conferences * Conducted legal research on areas of federal labor law and drafted memoranda to review and analyze recent developments in the law * Created and edited documents for discovery in administrative enforcement cases, including requests for admissions, requests for the production of documents, and interrogatories * Drafted settlement agreements after participating in pre-trial settlement conferences * Conducted legal research on areas of federal labor law and drafted memoranda to review and analyze recent developments in the law



Vilas County Circuit Court - Chambers of The Hon. Neal A. Nielsen, III

• Chambers of The Hon. Neal A. Nielsen, III

• Summer Legal Intern

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  * Performed legal research and drafted memoranda on legal issues including appropriate disclosure during discovery and the appropriateness of certain jury instructions given in criminal trials. * Performed legal research and drafted memoranda on legal issues including appropriate disclosure during discovery and the appropriateness of certain jury instructions given in criminal trials.



United States Senator Herb Kohl

• Intern - Constituent Services

  • Sep 2005 - Jan 2006

  * Resolved constituent issues via telephone communication and by producing casework correspondence * Lauded for producing casework correspondence with excellent attention to detail * Accompanied Senator Kohl on meetings with constituents around the Madison and Milwaukee areas * Resolved constituent issues via telephone communication and by producing casework correspondence * Lauded for producing casework correspondence with excellent attention to detail * Accompanied Senator Kohl on meetings with constituents around the Madison and Milwaukee areas



Foley & Lardner LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Support Staff

  • May 2004 - Aug 2004

  * Utilized corporate Microsoft Office training to draft letters to clients and municipal authorities * Produced legal correspondence for transactional matters in the Tax and Real Estate practice groups * Utilized corporate Microsoft Office training to draft letters to clients and municipal authorities * Produced legal correspondence for transactional matters in the Tax and Real Estate practice groups