2 Tax Lawyers get partnership at White & Case

Global law firm White & Case LLP has announced the election of 21 new partners, effective January 1, 2009. The new appointments include 2 tax partners:

• Jeremy Naylor has been named a partner in the global M&A/Corporate practice. Based in New York, Jeremy is a New York-qualified transactional tax lawyer, specializing in investment fund formation and partnerships.

• Michael Shikuma has been named a partner in the Asia practice, based in Tokyo. He is a Hawaii-qualified tax lawyer who specializes in the taxation of cross-border transactions and restructurings, as well as international estate planning in the United States, Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.

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