PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Often listed among the best tax lawyers in America, Rob Wood has extraordinarily broad experience in corporate, partnership and individual tax matters. Concerning the tax treatment of litigation recoveries, he is perhaps the preeminent tax lawyer in the United States. He is also an authority on merger and acquisition tax matters, tax opinions, and many types of tax controversies.

He is rated among the top six tax lawyers in the United States by United States Lawyer Rankings, has been awarded the State Bar of California's Judson Klein Award, is featured in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and many successive editions of The Best Lawyers in America.

The author of more than 30 tax books, Wood is a tax columnist for Forbes.com, a tax columnist for Tax Notes magazine, and is the host of the Legal Broadcast Network's Tax Law Channel. He is a frequent guest on the Legal Broadcast Network, Legal Talk Network, Ringler Radio, and others.

Wood's tax planning, tax controversy and administrative work is extraordinarily broad-based, including tax opinions, audits, appeals, rulings, protests, appellate conferences, closing agreements, Tax Court, District Court and appellate court litigation. He regularly handles federal and state tax matters. In addition, Wood is a frequent expert witness on tax matters in civil cases, in disputes over independent contractor versus employee classification, class actions, and tax and accounting malpractice cases.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Admitted to practice law in California, New York, Texas, District of Columbia, Montana, Washington, Arizona and Wyoming

Elected Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel

Qualified Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales

Law Society of England and Wales

Canadian Bar Association

Law Council of Australia

United States Supreme Court, United States Tax Court, Ninth Circuit, Third Circuit, District of Columbia Circuit, Northern District of California, Central District of California, District of Arizona, Western District of Washington

Certified Tax Specialist, California Board of Legal Specialization

OFFICES AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Chair, Taxation Law Advisory Commission, California Board of Legal Specialization (member 1989-1992; Chair 1991-1992)

Co-chair, Corporate Tax Committee, California State Bar Tax Section (1991-1992)

Executive Committee, State Bar of California, General and Solo Practice Section (1994-1995)

Vice Chair, Taxation Section, State Bar of California (2002-2003)

Executive Committee, State Bar of California, Taxation Section (2000-2003)

Advisory Council, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England

Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors

National Trust for Historic Preservation

International Fiscal Association, London

International Bar Association, London

ABA Tax Section: Committees on S Corporations and Environmental Taxes

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Journal of Corporate Taxation (WG&L) 1985-1989

Taxation for Lawyers (WG&L) 1985-1989

Journal of Real Estate Taxation (WG&L) 1986-

Journal of Bank Taxation (Faulkner & Gray) 1987-1992

BusinessWeek Newsletter for Family-Owned Business (McGraw Hill) 1988-1990

Corporate Taxation (Faulkner & Gray) 1988-1992

S Corporations: The Journal of Tax, Legal and Business Strategies (Executive Enterprises) 1988-1991

The Real Estate Tax Digest (Matthew Bender) 1989-

Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions (Faulkner & Gray) 1990-1992, Editor-in-Chief

The Journal of New York Taxation (Faulkner & Gray) 1991-1992

Bankruptcy Law Review (Faulkner & Gray) 1992

Consolidated Returns Tax Report (Faulkner & Gray) 1992, Editor-in-Chief

The M&A Tax Report (CCH) 1992-, Editor-in-Chief

The Practical Accountant (Faulkner & Gray) 1993-

Corporate Business Taxation Monthly (CCH) 2003-

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law (2004)

Contributor, Legal Checklists (West Group 2000)

2000, 2001 and 2002 Delegations, Los Angeles County Bar Association and California Bar Association Tax Section to Washington DC

Contributor, California Torts (Matthew Bender 1999)

Planning Committees, 1988, 1989 and 1990 Tax Planning Conferences For Closely Held Corporations (California CPA Society)

Planning Committee, 1994 Tax Disputes Conference (California CPA Society)

Planning Committees, 1990 and 1993 S Corporations Conference (California CPA Society)

Chairman, 1991 S Corporations Conference (California CPA Society)

Consultant, Wrongful Employment Termination Practice, 2d Ed. (CEB 1997)

Contributor, Legal Checklists (Callaghan)

Contributor, Modern Trust Forms

Instructor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1981-1982)

Mentor Program, General and Solo Practice Section, State Bar of California

EDUCATION

University of Chicago Law School, J.D. 1979 (Florence James Adams Prize; University of Chicago scholarship)

Humboldt State University, A.B., English 1976 (summa cum laude, President's Scholar)

University of Sheffield, England (1975-1976)

BOOKS, ARTICLES, CHAPTERS AND SPEECHES

Author of numerous books and articles on taxation in legal, accounting and business publications. See Media and Publications.

HONORS AND AWARDS

V. Judson Klein Award, California State Bar, Taxation Section, 2006

"Best of Class" for tax lawyers by Best of the U.S., a rating service, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010

Featured in BNA's 2006 Authorities Calendar

The Best Lawyers in America, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 editions, by Woodward/White, Inc.

Named a Super Lawyer by Law and Politics and San Francisco Magazine (2005 - 2010)

Named by Forbes Magazine to America's Best Lawyers

AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Elected to more than a dozen biographical publications, including Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in California, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in the West

Ranked in the top half dozen tax lawyers in the country by United States Lawyer Rankings

Distinguished Leadership Award, American Biographical Institute

REFERENCES

Client references and professional references available on request.

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