Baker McKenzie LLP

Tax

Reza Nader is a partner based in the New York office of Baker McKenzie and advises multinational companies on US tax matters. Reza is the former chair of the New York Tax Practice and the office's Associate Recruiting Committee. He currently serves as co-chair of Baker McKenzie's North America Tax Planning and Transactions Practice, and is a member of the Firm's Pillar Two Steering Committee and the Firm's Blockchain Steering Committee. Reza is an active participant at seminars and conferences. He has also served as an adjunct professor of international tax at the Georgetown University Law Center and Fordham University School of Law.

Reza advises clients on US federal income taxation with a focus on international tax planning and mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience advising clients on achieving tax efficiencies, the impact of changes in tax law, and risk minimization. He also regularly advises clients on tax structuring for global transactions, often as part of dispositions, acquisitions or legal entity rationalization projects. These projects are often cross-disciplinary and Reza oversees teams of lawyers in various jurisdictions and workstreams including corporate, employment, regulatory, and intellectual property, to ensure seamless and practical advice for clients.

Reza also advises companies on taxation of the digital economy, including taxation of FinTech and cryptocurrency/blockchain transactions, supply chain restructurings, transfer pricing and bankruptcy reorganizations. Since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and OECD's developments surrounding Pillar 1 and Pillar 2, Reza has been focused on helping companies navigate the impact of US and international tax reform and has advised on complex issues involving the foreign tax credits, BEAT, GILTI, FDII, Corporate AMT, excise tax on stock buybacks and Pillar 1 and Pillar 2.

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