Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Tax, Employee Benefits and Private Client

Partner - Corporate and Finance Transactions

Cathryn Benedict is a member of the Tax Advice and Controversy Group and Tax Exempt and Charitable Planning Team. Ms. Benedict’s transactional practice includes representing public and private companies in taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, and restructurings, and analysis of domestic and international tax issues associated with such transactions. Ms. Benedict’s federal tax controversy experience includes representation of business entities before the Internal Revenue Service with respect to matters relating to acquisitions, partnerships, restructurings, and research credits. In addition, Ms. Benedict has experience assisting nonprofit organizations with formation under state corporate law and qualification for tax exempt status under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Ms. Benedict has prior experience as in-house counsel with responsibility for state and federal income tax matters for a Fortune 500 company.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS Washington University Journal of Law & Policy, Primary Editor, 2011 Best Lawyers' (Tax Law, 2023) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Bar Association, Section of Taxation Missouri Bar Association Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis