Elliot Galler
Partner
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.
Track record
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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.
Assisted key executive in his investment in an international real estate venture including negotiation of key terms and after tax income stream analysis.
State of New Jersey, 2007
State of New York, 2009
Registered Foreign Lawyer
‘IRS enforcement efforts target taxes on cryptocurrency transactions,’ Accounting Today, September 9, 2019, co-author
‘Cryptocurrencies and the IRS: What you need to know,’ Withers Insight, August 06, 2019, co-author
‘IRS to Issue Carried Interest Regs Under New Tax Law,’ Think Advisor - March 5, 2018, quoted
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
‘Blockchain and the private client,’ California Lawyers Association webinar - January 9, 2019, speaker
‘Going for the gold? Adding gold to your asset allocation,’ Withers event - February 5, 2018, speaker
‘Trump tax proposal: Breakfast seminar Switzerland,’ Withers event - June 2017, speaker
Me in a minute
My goal is to translate tax rules into a concise and simple message clients can understand
Education
Languages
- English
