Ted Brooks to represent Weidema van Tol in the US & Canada

Weidema van Tol, Attorneys & Tax Advisors in Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands, is pleased to announce that Ted Brooks will represent the Firm in the U.S. and Canada.  Mr. Brooks will advise clients of Weidema van Tol and will be responsible for business development and client relationship management.  He will be based in Washington, D.C. in the Firm’s new U.S. affiliate office.
 
“We are extremely pleased that Ted will represent Weidema van Tol. Having worked with Ted while he was with Marriott and ContourGlobal, we are confident that his extensive experience will allow us to further expand our services to multinational companies and law firms”, said Frank Weidema, Managing Partner of Weidema van Tol and Vice President of Temmes Management Services B.V.
 
Mr. Brooks has over 15 years of public company, private company and law firm experience assisting companies in developing tax and transfer pricing strategies for international corporate structures, investments, joint ventures, structured financings and complex M&A transactions.  He specializes in both U.S. and non-U.S. tax laws and is a frequent speaker on U.S., international and cross-border taxation.
 
Previously, Mr. Brooks was Vice President of Tax and General Tax Counsel of ContourGlobal, a company that develops, acquires and operates power and energy companies around the globe.  He was also formerly Vice President, International Tax for Marriott International, a leading hospitality and lodging company with more than 3,000 lodging properties in the U.S. and 67 other countries and territories.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Brooks was an associate within the Tax Practice Group at the Washington D.C. law firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP.
 
Mr. Brooks is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court.  He is a member of the D.C. Bar Tax Section, the American Bar Association and the ABA Tax Section.  He received a Masters of Law degree in Tax from the Frederic G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida, a Juris Doctor degree from the Delaware Law School and a B.B.A. degree in International Finance from the University of Miami (FL).
 
Mr. Brooks will work closely with Sean King who is a representative of Weidema van Tol based in Richmond, Virginia.  Mr. King will serve as Of Counsel to the U.S. affiliate office of Weidema van Tol in Washington, D.C.  Mr. Brooks will also work closely with Gene White who is the U.S.-based representative of Temmes Management Services B.V. (www.temmes-management.com).  Temmes Management Services B.V. is an affiliate of Weidema van Tol which provides management services to international holding, finance and operating 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, finance and operating structures.  Weidema van Tol has offices in Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands and now an affiliated office in the United States.