Paul W Oosterhuis

Practice Areas

An internationally recognized senior practitioner in the area of international tax, Mr. Oosterhuis has extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, post-acquisition integration transactions, spin-offs, internal restructurings, joint ventures and transfer pricing matters. He also represents multinational companies in nontransactional international tax planning and assists clients in resolving high-stakes, complex and global tax controversies.

For the past several years, Ms. Oosterhuis has been actively involved in U.S. and international tax policy matters. In addition to writing and speaking on various tax law developments, he has testified before Congress on U.S. tax reform and base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) issues. He also represented clients in working with Treasury and IRS staff to develop regulations implementing the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act. He is an active participant in the ongoing OECD efforts related to the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy.

Mr. Oosterhuis currently serves as a lecturer at Columbia University Law School where he teaches U.S. international tax.

Career

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Oosterhuis served as a legislation attorney with the Joint Committee on Taxation' Legislation Counsel at the U.S. Congress. He received his B.A. from Brown University and his JD from Harvard University.