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Lawyer Overview

George R. Goodman is of counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP where he is a member of the Tax & Employee Benefits Practice. He is also a member of the firm's Insurance and International Practices, as well as the Life Sciences Industry Team. He principally advises clients on the structure and tax aspects of transactions, investments, and business organizations. His broad transactional experience includes mergers and acquisitions, consolidated returns, tax-free spin-offs and other tax-efficient asset dispositions, partnerships, real estate, international transactions, financial products, venture capital investments, tax-sharing arrangements, and insolvency work-outs. Mr. Goodman also handles tax controversy matters. His clients include business enterprises, investment funds, exempt organizations, and individuals.

Mr. Goodman chairs the Federal Taxation Committee of the Chicago Bar Association, and is a member of the American Bar Association. He speaks and writes frequently on tax-related topics, and has served as an editorial advisor to the AICPA's The Tax Advisor magazine.

A law graduate of the University of Chicago (J.D., 1986), Mr. Goodman received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Montana (B.A., highest honors, 1983). He is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Some of his significant articles and presentations include:

• "Privileges Against Disclosure," The Chicago Tax Club (October 28, 2009) and Chicago Bar Association Federal Taxation Committee (October 29, 2009) (Presentation)
• "Postacquisiton Restructuring and Beyond," Tax Notes, p. 577 (August 11, 2008)
• "Selected M&A Tax Topics," Chicago Tax Club (May 12, 2008) (Presentation)
• "The Transfer of Health Insurance/Managed Care Business," Journal of Health Care Finance (Winter 2008) (Co-author)
• "Tax Considerations in Choice of Entity and Working with LLCs," 85 Taxes 123 (May 2007)
• "The Origin and Evolution of the Tax and Technology Symbiosis," 123 BNA Daily Tax Report, p. J-1 (June 27, 2006)
• "The Tax and Technology Symbiosis," Journal of Corporate Tax Automation, p. 30 (Spring 2006)
• "The U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Where Things Stand at the Beginning of 2005 and What that Means for Non-U.S. Persons," 11 BNA World Securities Law Report, p. 32 (Jan. 2005)
• "Better Governance and Reporting Under Sarbanes-Oxley: Are We There Yet?" 219 BNA Daily Tax Report, p. J-1 (Nov. 15, 2004)
• "Sarbanes-Oxley: where are we now? Recent Developments and Unsettled Areas," The Euromoney Global Tax Handbook 2005, p. 27
• "Choice of Entity, Stock Dividends Versus Capital Gains, and Deal Structure Remain Important Considerations Despite Changes Under Tax Act of 2003," 202 BNA Daily Tax Report, p. J-1 (Oct. 20, 2003)
• "A Practical Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley," The Tax Adviser, Part I, p. 604 (October 2003), and Part II, p.670 (November 2003)
• "The Taxpayer's and Tax Adviser's Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley," Tax Notes (Aug. 4, 2003)
• "Corporate and Partnership M&A Tax Laws: Is it Time to Merge Subchapters C and K?" Tax Notes (June 3, 2002)
• "Tax Return Compliance," Tax Notes (September 1, 1997)
• "Teasing the Limits of Interest Stripping," Tax Notes (April 29, 1996)
• "The Latest Stock Hedging Regulations," Tax Notes (June 26, 1995)
• "Employing a Corporation and Other Strategies to Reduce Taxes," 72 TAXES 174 (April 1994)

Areas of Practice

• Tax, Valuation and Fiduciary Litigation
• International Business

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois

Classes and Seminars

• "Postacquisiton Restructuring and Beyond," Tax Notes, p. 577
• "Selected M&A Tax Topics," Chicago Tax Club

Education

• University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1986
  J.D.
• University of Montana, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: With Highest Honors
  Major: Mathematics

Published Works

• "The Transfer of Health Insurance/Managed Care Business", Journal of Health Care Finance, Winter, 2008
• "Tax Considerations in Choice of Entity and Working with LLCs", 85 Taxes 123, May, 2007
• "The Origin and Evolution of the Tax and Technology Symbiosis", 123 BNA Daily Tax Report, p. J-1, June, 2006
• "The Tax and Technology Symbiosis", Journal of Corporate Tax Automation, p. 30, Spring, 2006
• "The U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Where Things Stand at the Beginning of 2005 and What that Means for Non-U.S. Persons", 11 BNA World Securities Law Report, p. 32, Jan., 2005
• "Better Governance and Reporting Under Sarbanes-Oxley: Are We There Yet?", 219 BNA Daily Tax Report, p. J-1, Nov., 2004
• "Sarbanes-Oxley: where are we now? Recent Developments and Unsettled Areas", The Euromoney Global Tax Handbook 2005, p. 27
• "Choice of Entity, Stock Dividends Versus Capital Gains, and Deal Structure Remain Important Considerations Despite Changes Under Tax Act of 2003", 202 BNA Daily Tax Report, p. J-1, Oct., 2003
• "A Practical Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley", The Tax Adviser, Part I, p. 604, October, 2003
• "The Taxpayer's and Tax Adviser's Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley", Tax Notes, Aug., 2003
• "Corporate and Partnership M&A Tax Laws: Is it Time to Merge Subchapters C and K?", Tax Notes, June, 2002
• "Tax Return Compliance", Tax Notes, September, 1997
• "Teasing the Limits of Interest Stripping", Tax Notes, April, 1996
• "The Latest Stock Hedging Regulations", Tax Notes, June, 1995
• "Employing a Corporation and Other Strategies to Reduce Taxes", 72 TAXES 174, April, 1994

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