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Elliot is a partner in the international corporate tax team.
His practice involves tax planning for both US and international clients investing both in to the US and abroad. He has experience advising multi-national corporations on sophisticated cross-border tax issues as well as high-net worth individuals and families in their personal business endeavors. Examples include domestic and cross-border sales and acquisitions, tax-efficient business and investment structures for a wide range of investments, tax treaty planning, and corporate rationalization matters.
Elliot's client base includes privately-held and publicly-traded companies, high-net worth individuals, and investment funds.
Prior to joining Withers, Elliot spent seven years in the international tax practice at a big four accounting firm.
Me in a minute
My goal is to translate tax rules into a concise and simple message clients can understand
While tax law in general and the US tax rules in particular can be overwhelming and exceedingly complex, my goal is to translate those rules into a concise and simple message clients can understand.
Recent recognition
Track record
Divestment of four business units
Assisted multi-national company divest of four business units across multiple jurisdictions with an emphasis on preserving losses in order to offset future taxable income.
International real estate venture
Assisted key executive in his investment in an international real estate venture including negotiation of key terms and after tax income stream analysis.
Talks
- 'US Tax Prospects Under the New Administration,' STEP Israel Conference - June 11, 2025, speaker
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'Withers talks: cryptocurrency | Ep 9 - tax considerations for crypto investors and issuers,' Withers podcast - May 12, 2021, guest
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'Checklist 2020: Corporate income tax planning considerations,' Withersworldwide webinar - October 28, 2020, co-presenter
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'Blockchain and the private client,' California Lawyers Association webinar - January 9, 2019, speaker
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'Going for the gold? Adding gold to your asset allocation,' Withers event - February 5, 2018, speaker
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'Trump tax proposal: Breakfast seminar Switzerland,' Withers event - June 2017, speaker
Insight
External publications
- 'ITechLaw Startup Legal Playbook: A Quick Reference Guide to International Market Entry for Startups (and Their Lawyers) Third Edition 2025 (The U.S. Chapter),' International Technology Law Association - June 2025, co-authored
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'IRS enforcement efforts target taxes on cryptocurrency transactions,' Accounting Today, September 9, 2019, co-author
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'Cryptocurrencies and the IRS: What you need to know,' Withers Insight, August 06, 2019, co-author
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'IRS to Issue Carried Interest Regs Under New Tax Law,' Think Advisor - March 5, 2018, quoted
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'Tax New Law Generates an Onslaught,' Of Counsel - February 2018, quoted
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'International Witholding Tax- What Fund Lawyers Need to Know,' Lexis Practice Advisor - November 2017, co-author
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'Parsing the Future of Tax Reform: 'A World of Unknowns',' Accounting Today - August 29, 2017
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‘IRS More Likely To Change Than Ax Debt-Equity Regs,' Law360 - August 10, 2017, quoted
Admissions
State of New Jersey, 2007
State of New York, 2009
Registered Foreign Lawyer
Education
St. John's University School of Law, J.D.
Yeshiva University, Sy Syms School of Business, B.S.
Languages
- English
Memberships
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Key dates
- Year joined: 2014