Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Peter Connors, a tax partner in the New York office, focuses his practice on cross-border financial transactions, particularly those involving banks and insurance companies. He also has extensive experience in related areas of tax law, including asset securitization, financial transactions, corporate reorganizations and cross-border transactions. Before joining Orrick, Mr. Connors was a partner in the international tax group at Baker & McKenzie where he served as co-chair of its New York Tax Department. A prolific author, Mr. Connors is a frequent lecturer for a variety of major organizations and has published nearly 100 articles on tax planning subjects. He is a co-author of T.M. Portfolio 543 (The Mark to Market Rules of Section 475) and the author of T.M. Portfolio 909-3d (The Branch-Related Taxes of Section 884). Mr. Connors is the incoming Vice Chair, Committee Operations, of the American Bar Association Tax Section.

Areas of Practice

• Tax

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1977
• Virginia, 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association Tax Section (Vice Chair, Committee Operations)
• New York State Bar Tax Section, 2006 - Present (Executive Committee)
• International Fiscal Association, U.S. Branch, 2008 - Present (Executive Committee)
• American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, 2005 - Present (Member of Council)
• NY Chapter of International Fiscal Association (Regional Vice Chair)
• American College of Tax Counsel, 2003 - Present (Fellow)
• Journal of Taxation, Special Industries, 2006 - Present (Editor)
• Corporate Finance (U.S. Editor)
• Derivatives & Financial Instruments Journal (U.S. Editor)
• International Treasurer (Tax Editor)
• BNA Tax Advisory Board (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Leading Tax Practitioner, BNA-Tax Management 2005 Calendar of Top Authorities
• Recipient, BNA-Tax Management Distinguished Author (Foreign Income) Award
• Legal Media Guide to the World's Leading Tax Advisors
• New York Super Lawyers-Tax

Past Employment Positions

• International Tax Group at Baker & McKenzie, Co-Chair of its New York Tax Department

Education

• University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1976
  J.D.
• New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1979
  LL.M.

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