Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Erika Nijenhuis is a partner based in the New York office. Ms. Nijenhuis advises sovereigns and multinationals on capital markets transactions. She is a leading expert on the taxation of derivatives and bank regulatory securities and a highly regarded commentator on tax policy issues, resulting in rare debt/equity guidance, and tax regulations addressing subchapter C, withholding and information reporting.  She is also a prolific author and speaker.

Ms. Nijenhuis joined the firm in 1990 and became a partner in 1997.

Ms. Nijenhuis is a member of the Bars in New York and Washington State as well as an Executive Committee Member and Former Chair (2009-2010) of the NYSBA Tax Section. 

Ms. Nijenhuis received an LL.M. in taxation from New York University in 1997, and a J.D. in 1987 and an undergraduate degree in 1982 from the University of Pennsylvania.