Jennifer M. Smith
Jennifer M. Smith, an associate in the Tysons Corner office of Greenberg Traurig LLP, obtained her B.A. degree in 1996 from the University of Virginia, with high distinction, and her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1999. She has experience in estate, financial, charitable and tax planning for high net worth individuals, both domestic and foreign.
Lisa M. Starczewski
Lisa Marie Starczewski, Smith College, B.A. (magna cum laude, 1985); Villanova University School of Law, J.D. (summa cum laude, 1988); Editor-in-Chief, Villanova Law Review (1987-88); member of adjunct faculty, Villanova University School of Law; former associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis; author, 714 T.M., Partnerships — Allocation of Liabilities; Basis Rules; 550 T.M., At-Risk Rules; 565 T.M., Installment Sales; 621 T.M., IRS National Office Procedures — Rulings, Closing Agreements; co-author, 517 T.M., Scholarships and Educational Expenses; 5100 T.M., Revenue Recognition: Fundamental Principles (Accounting Series); 5101 T.M., Revenue Recognition: Product Sales and Services (Accounting Series); 5114 T.M., Accounting for Leases: Fundamental Principles (Accounting Series); 5117 T.M., Leases: Lessee Perspective (Accounting Series); 5118 T.M., Leases: Lessee Perspective — Selected Topics (Accounting Series); author of several chapters in the Tax Practice Series and contributor to various tax publications; recipient of Distinguished Author award; member, Tax Management U.S. Income Advisory Board.
William P. Streng
William P. Streng, Wartburg College (B.A., 1959); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1962); Law Clerk to Honorable Lester L. Cecil, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1963-1964; associated with Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1964-1970; Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy (Office of Tax Legislative Counsel), U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1970-1971; Deputy General Counsel, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1971-1973; Professor of Law, School of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1973-1980; Visiting Professor, College of Law, The Ohio State University, 1977; Haynes & Boone, Dallas, Texas (Of Counsel, 1977-1979); Bracewell & Patterson (now Bracewell & Giuliani), Houston, Texas (partner, 1980-1985; Consultant, 1985-); Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center (1985-); Visiting Professor, New York University School of Law (1990); Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong Law Faculty (1992); Fulbright Professor at the University of Stockholm Law Faculty, Stockholm, Sweden (1993); Visiting Fellow at the Victoria University Law Faculty, Wellington, New Zealand (1996); Lecturer, U.S. International Taxation, University of Leiden, The Netherlands (1997 & 1998 and 2000); Visiting Professor, The University of Texas School of Law (2002); Visiting Professor, Department of International and Business Law, International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Yokohama National University, Japan (2005).Member of American Law Institute (including its Tax Advisory Group), International Fiscal Association (including its Council), International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, American Bar Association's Section of Taxation, Tax Management Advisory Board, and various other professional organizations. Mr. Streng is the author of the following books and portfolios: 800 T.M. Estate Planning (Tax Management, 2005), and prior versions of this Estate Planning Portfolio; Prior versions of this 700 T.M. Choice of Entity portfolio (Tax Management, 1997); “U.S. International Estate Planning” (RIAG-Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1996), and subsequent revisions in print and on RIA Checkpoint; “International Business Transactions — Tax and Legal Handbook” (Prentice-Hall, 1978); “Estate Planning — Principles, Techniques and Materials” (Tax Management, 1981). Mr. Streng is the co-author of: Bittker, Emory & Streng, “Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders — Forms,” 4th ed. (Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1995, with supplements through 2005); Streng & Salacuse, “International Business Planning — Law and Taxation,” six volumes (Matthew Bender, 1982, 1985, 1986, and supplements through 2005); Streng & Davis, “Tax Planning for Retirement” (RIAG-Warren, Gorham & Lamont, revised edition 2005); Gifford & Streng, “International Tax Planning” (Tax Management, 1979); and, Streng & Wilcox, “Doing Business in China,” (Matthew Bender, 1990, and subsequent supplements).
Thomas D. Sykes
Thomas D. Sykes, B.A., magna cum laude, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1976); J.D., The Ohio State University College of Law (1979); member, Illinois, District of Columbia, and Wisconsin Bars; Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Wisconsin (Madison), U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1984; Trial Attorney, Senior Trial Attorney, Reviewer, or Assistant Chief, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1984-1998; partner, Scribner, Hall & Thompson LLP, Washington, D.C., 1998-2002; partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago, Illinois, 2002- ; contributor to numerous legal and tax periodicals; revisor of 523 T.M., Deductibility of Legal and Accounting Fees; 3850 T.M., Examination: Audits, Assessments, and Appeals (Tax Practice Series) 2005; and 524 T.M., Deductibility of Illegal Payments, Fines, and Penalties. Currently a Shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Chicago, IL.