Weidema van Tol extend tax services to the US market through Sean King
Weidema van Tol, Attorneys & Tax Advisors in Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands, have announced that Sean King will be its first U.S. representative. King will provide assistance to clients of Weidema van Tol in the U.S. and Canada and will be responsible for business development and client relationship management. He will be based in Richmond, Virginia.
“We are delighted that Sean will be the first U.S.-based representative of Weidema van Tol,” said Frank Weidema, Managing Partner of Weidema van Tol and Vice President of Temmes Management Services B.V. “Having known Sean for many years, I believe his past experience with a Big 4 firm and two law firms make him ideally suited to serve the clients of Weidema van Tol and to introduce its capabilities to multinational companies and law firms,” Weidema said.
King has served as chair of the International Tax Practice for Williams Mullen, a law firm with approximately 300 attorneys based in Richmond, where he focused on international business transactions and taxation. His practice includes providing advice on structuring mergers and acquisitions, internal restructurings and operations, joint ventures, external and internal financings, and transfer pricing matters, including the cross-border transfer and licensing of intellectual property. Before joining Williams Mullen, King was a partner in the New York office of law firm of Hill Smith King & Wood which has offices in Amsterdam, London and New York. He also previously was a senior manager in the Charlotte, North Carolina office of PricewaterhouseCoopers in the International Tax Services group.
King is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court. He is also a member of the North Carolina Bar Association where he serves as a member of the Council of the International Law Section. Mr. King is the author of multiple publications on international taxation and is a regular speaker on the cross-border structuring of investments. In 2009, Mr. King was honored to be included in The International Who’s Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers.
He received his Master of Laws degree in taxation, magna cum laude, from the Chicago-Kent School of Law. He received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Michigan State University College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
King will work closely with Gene White who is the U.S.-based representative of Temmes Management Services B.V. (www.temmes-management.com). Temmes is an affiliate of Weidema van Tol which provides management services to international holding and finance companies in Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands. These services include accounting, tax, treasury support, corporate secretarial, resident director, staffing and office leasing services.
Weidema van Tol (www.wvant.com) is a partnership of attorneys and tax advisors which focuses on providing corporate legal and tax services to multinational corporations. It specializes in assisting its clients with international holding and finance structures. Weidema van Tol has offices in Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands. In Luxembourg the firm operates as Weidema & Associés.