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EDUCATION New York University School of Law, New York, New York, LL.M. in Taxation, 1978 Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, J.D., magna cum laude 1971 University of Connecticut, M.B.A., 1996 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, B.A., summa cum laude, 1968 ADMITTED North Carolina 2000 Connecticut 1989 New York 1972 U.S. Supreme Court 1982 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York 1975 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York 1975 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit 1975 PLACE OF BIRTH Jersey City, New Jersey |
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Thomas E. Taylor
Partner 
Bank of America Corporate Center
tetaylor@mcguirewoods.com100 North Tryon Street, Suite 2900 Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-4011 F: 704.353.6178 |
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Mr. Taylor's practice focuses on the income tax aspects of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, partnerships, limited liability companies and other business combinations.
He has an extensive background in federal, state and international taxation, having served as vice president - taxes of General Signal Corp. and Elf Aquitaine, Inc., both multinational corporations. His experience includes global tax management, dozens of large acquisitions and divestitures - a number in excess of $1 billion, domestic and foreign joint ventures, and diverse international tax matters such as transfer pricing and foreign tax credit planning.
He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1971, and his master of laws in taxation from the New York University School of Law in 1978. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and his master’s of business administration degree from the University of Connecticut.
- Vice President-Taxes, General Signal Corporation 1993-1998
- Managed worldwide tax function, including coordination with management of operating units, to minimize cash and financial statement tax burden.
- Vice President-Taxes, Elf Aquitaine, Inc.
- Managed U.S. tax function and coordination with French parent corporation.
- Tax Counsel for Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
- Associate, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
- New York State Bar Association
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Mecklenburg County Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Adjunct Professor, Queens University of Charlotte, 1999-2001
- French