Stewart R. Lipeles

Partner

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Palo Alto

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Biography

Mr. Lipeles practices in the area of corporate tax law, with an emphasis on international tax planning. He joined the firm in 1996 and became a partner in 1999. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Lipeles was an associate at the law firm of Jenner & Block. From 1994 to 1996, he was also an Adjunct Professor at IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law, where he taught classes on International Taxation and other subjects. Mr. Lipeles served as a law clerk to the Honorable E. Grady Jolly of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 1992 and 1993.

Representative Legal Matters

Mr. Lipeles advises US-based multinational corporations in connection with international tax planning and global tax projects. He also represents taxpayers in tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions. For instance, Mr. Lipeles represented a coalition of taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service requesting and ultimately obtaining changes to the proposed Bausch & Lomb regulations. Mr. Lipeles works with a wide variety of industries, ranging from high tech and biotechnology firms in the Silicon Valley to traditional manufacturing and entertainment companies.

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association - Section on Taxation
State Bar of California

Admissions

California~United States (1997)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois~United States (1993)
U.S. Tax Court~United States (1993)
Illinois~United States (1992)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit~United States (1992)

Education

University of Chicago (J.D., Honors) (1992)
Rice University (B.A., cum laude) (1989)

Languages

English

Previous Offices

San Francisco

Mr. Lipeles has written several leading articles on the impact of various tax laws and decisions on multinational corporations, and is the author of a regular column on tax developments in Taxes, The Tax Magazine

Mr. Lipeles is also a frequent speaker on international tax planning at programs sponsored by the Tax Executives Institute, Executive Enterprise Institute, Council for International Tax Education, and the Alliance for Tax, Legal & Accounting Seminars

Co-author, "United States: The Tax Court Misses the Forest for the Trees in TBL Licensing LLC," InsightPlus, 25 May 2022

Co-author, "New Final and Proposed Regulations Under Code Sec. 163(j) and Their Application to Controlled Foreign Corporations," International Tax Watch, TAXES, November 2020

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