MWE snaps up Philip Morrison following his retirement from Deloitte’s International Tax group
McDermott Will & Emery has announced that Philip D. Morrison has joined the Firm as Counsel in its U.S. and International Tax Practice Group resident in the Washington, D.C. office.
Mr. Morrison recently retired as a principal at Deloitte Tax LLP where he led Deloitte’s U.S. international tax quality control effort. In that position he provided tax planning and compliance advice to international tax practitioners, directed training on international tax issues, and acted as a liaison with the federal government. Prior to joining Deloitte, Mr. Morrison was a partner at another leading international law firm.
From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Morrison served as the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s international tax counsel, the government’s chief legal advisor on international tax matters (including international tax legislation and regulations), chief negotiator of tax treaties, and director of the Office of International Tax Counsel. He also represented the U.S. at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and at other multilateral tax fora. Earlier in his career, he served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.
Mr. Morrison has more than 30 years of experience as a tax lawyer, with over 20 years exclusively in international tax. He will focus his practice on international tax, including inbound and outbound planning, treaty issues, transfer pricing and controversy work.
“We are delighted to welcome Phil to the Firm,” said Lowell S. Yoder, partner and head of McDermott’s US & International Tax Practice Group. “Phil is a leading authority on some of today’s most complex international and U.S. tax issues. With the rapid growth of our international tax practice, Phil brings to the Firm considerable knowledge and expertise that will be of tremendous value to our clients with business interests around the globe.”
“With more than three decades of sophisticated tax experience, Phil further deepens our capabilities and strengths as a leading firm in international tax,” added McDermott tax partner Blake Rubin, partner and head of McDermott’s Washington Tax Practice. “Clients operating around the world today are facing increasing challenges and uncertainties in the tax arena. Phil enhances our ability to provide the best counsel and advice available.”
Mr. Morrison is a member of the Committee on U.S. Activities of Foreigners and Tax Treaties of the American Bar Association’s Tax Section, The Tax Council, the tax committee of the National Foreign Trade Council, the International Fiscal Association, and a Washington-based international tax study group. He has regularly been selected as a leading tax advisor and a leading transfer pricing advisor for the International Tax Review/Legal Media Group’s expert guides. He has spoken and published widely on various international tax subjects and is a regular contributor to the Tax Management International Journal’s “Leading Practitioner Commentary.”
Mr. Morrison received his J.D. from Harvard Law School (with honors) and his A.B. (with high honors) from Princeton University.
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