DLA Piper announced today that Kevin Glenn has joined the firm’s Tax practice as a partner in New York. Glenn joins DLA Piper from King & Spalding.
Glenn focuses his practice on providing US tax advice to US and foreign multinational companies on cross-border financing, joint venture and M&A transactions. His practice spans multiple industries, including consumer products, financial institutions, automotive, retail and pharmaceutical companies. He has extensive experience in the design and implementation of tax efficient supply chain planning, GILTI, BEAT, FDII, Subpart F, cash repatriation, foreign tax credit planning, and cross-border acquisition and disposition planning.
“Kevin’s addition will accelerate our momentum in building a market-leading international tax practice, both in New York and globally,” said Sang Kim, co-chair of DLA Piper’s global Tax practice and chair of the US Tax practice. “He brings technical acumen, creativity and deep experience – a combination that will be highly beneficial to our clients seeking counsel on complex tax matters.”
“Kevin is one of the leading tax practitioners in the country, and we believe he will quickly become an invaluable resource for our global client base and complement to our platform,” said Richard Hans, managing partner of the firm’s New York office. “We are pleased to welcome him to the firm.”
Glenn is the most recent addition to DLA Piper’s Tax practice, which has also recently welcomed partners Daniel Robyn in Los Angeles and Joseph Myszka in Silicon Valley, and principal economist Barbara Mace in New York.
Glenn was previously a partner at KPMG, where he served as head of the International Tax group. He received his J.D. from Rutgers Law School, his Tax LL.M. from New York University Law School and his B.S. from Montclair State University.
Source: www.dlapiper.com
