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Leslie B Samuels

Leslie B Samuels

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Leslie B. Samuels’ practice focuses on international and domestic taxation, including tax policy, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs, cross-border investments, financial products, capital markets and tax controversies and investigations.

Career

Joined firm, 1968; became partner, 1975. Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy of the US Treasury Department (1993-96). Vice-Chair, Committee of Fiscal Affairs, OECD (1994-96), Member, President's Committee on Arts and Humanities. JD, magna cum laude, Harvard Law School (1966); BS, Economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (1963). Fulbright Scholar, London School of Economics and Political Science (1966-67).

Professional Memberships

New York State Bar Association

Publications

Leslie lectures and is widely published on the various aspects of taxation law.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Tax - New York

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Leslie Samuels is noted for his wide-ranging experience across the full spectrum of tax matters, both international and domestic.

Ranked Individuals at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (119)

California

California: Northern

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou

District of Columbia

New York

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