Vanessa Tollis, former Head of US Tax at French law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel, joins Kilpatrick Townsend as Chair of its International Tax practice in NY

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has hired Vanessa Tollis from Gide Loyrette Nouel to chair its international tax team in New York.

Vanessa Tollis specializes in the U.S. tax aspects of cross border transactions (inbound and outbound). As Chair of Kilpatrick’s International Tax Practice, Ms. Tollis regularly advises a wide range of U.S. and foreign clients on tax issues including advising sponsors and participants in the global capital markets on securities offerings and tax efficient structured finance, including cross border securitizations.

She counsels funds and investors on tax issues associated with structuring funds and other joint ventures in addition to advising corporate clients on a broad range of key U.S. international tax issues, including U.S. trade or business thresholds, tax treaty application, withholding taxes, entity classification, debt/equity characterization, Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC), Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFC) and Subpart F, Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA), the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) regime, and a broad range of domestic tax rules. Ms. Tollis also has significant experience in related non-tax transactional work, including general corporate and secured transactions.

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