Benjamin, William C.

Current Employment Position(s)

Co-Chair, International Transactions Group

Languages

• French

Lawyer Overview

William C. Benjamin is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Transactional Department, and a member of the Tax Practice Group and Fund Formation Practice Group. He is also co-chair of the firm's International Transactions Group. He joined the firm in 1982.

Practice

Mr. Benjamin has over 30 years of experience advising clients on the legal and tax aspects of international business transactions. He represents US companies in connection with their activities outside the United States, and foreign businesses and individuals with respect to their activities in the United States. He provides tax advice with respect to cross-border transactions of all kinds. He assists businesses and individuals with tax compliance matters and tax controversies. Mr. Benjamin can draw on an extensive network of contacts throughout the world. 

Professional Activities

Mr. Benjamin is a member of the New England Regional Council of the International Fiscal Association. He is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Practical U.S./International Tax Strategies, and a member of the International Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association. Mr. Benjamin is a former co-chair of the International Tax Committee of the Boston Bar Association.

Honors and Awards

• Recognized as a Massachusetts leader in the area of tax law in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions
• Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, in the area of international trade and finance law (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012) and tax law (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Areas of Practice

• Tax
• Life Sciences
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing
• Professional Services
• Corporate and Transactional
• Fund Formation
• Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits

Representative Cases

• Chambers USA: Tax 2006

West Practice Categories

Affirmative Action -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Biotechnology, Business & Commercial Law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Employer,'s Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Federal Employer,'s Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Joint Ventures, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Pharmaceutical Products, Public Finance, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Taxation Law, Transactions, Venture Capital, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employer, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer, Workers' Compensation Law, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employer

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts
• New York

Education

• Harvard Law School, 1973
  JD
  Honors: cum laude
• Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, 1970
• Princeton University, 1969
  BA
  Honors: summa cum laude

Published Works

• IRS Extends Deadlines for FATCA Compliance, 2011
• Extension of FBAR Deadline for Employees of Registered Investment Advisors Until June 30, 2012, 2011
• Extension of FBAR Deadline for Certain Filers Until November 1, 2011, 2011
• IRS and FinCEN Extend FBAR Filing Deadline for Certain Officers and Employees with Signature Authority Only, 2011
• Additional FATCA Guidance Relevant to Private Investment Funds, 2011
• Treasury Releases Revised FBAR Form, 2011
• Treasury Issues Final Regulations on FBAR Filing Requirements, 2011
• Preliminary FATCA Guidance Relevant to Private Investment Funds, 2010
• Treasury and IRS Issue Guidance on FBAR Filings, 2010
• Treasury and IRS Issue Guidance on FBAR Filings, 2010
• IRS Extends September 23 FBAR Deadline for Taxpayers, 2009
• IRS Postpones Deadline for Certain Filers of FBARs until June 30, 2010, 2009
• Investors in Offshore Funds May File Late FBARs by September 23, 2009, 2009
• Investors in Offshore Funds May Have to File FBARs by June 30, 2009, 2009
• Extending Stock Incentives to Chinese Employees, 2009
• New Expatriation Law Affects Certain US Citizens and Residents, 2008
• Revised Tax Disclosure Rules Eliminate the Reporting of Confidential Licensing and Other Intellectual Property Transactions, 2004
• Ways to Lighten the Tax Burden, 2003
• Doing the Delaware Flip, The Basics of Forming a Delaware Holding Company for a UK Business, 2003
• Establishing Global Operations, 2003
• New Tax Disclosure Requirements May Require the Reporting of Confidential Licensing and Other Intellectual Property Transactions, 2003
• US-UK Income Tax Treaty Encourages Cross-Border Trade and Investment in Technology Companies, 2003
• Overcoming Cultural Barriers in International Negotiations, 2003
• U.S. High Tech Businesses in China after WTO, 2002
• Export Sales: Legal Aspects of Alternative Methods - Massachusetts Export Center Evening Export School, 2002
• Tax Bulletin, 1999
• Tax Bulletin, 1997

Address

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Boston, MA 02109

Phones

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