Stewart R Lipeles

Practice Areas

Mr. Lipeles practices in the area of corporate tax law, with an emphasis on international tax planning. He joined the firm in 1996 and became a partner in 1999. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Lipeles was an associate at the law firm of Jenner & Block. From 1994 to 1996, he was also an Adjunct Professor at IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law, where he taught classes on International Taxation and other subjects. Mr. Lipeles served as a law clerk to the Honorable E. Grady Jolly of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 1992 and 1993.

Mr. Lipeles advises US-based multinational corporations in connection with international tax planning and global tax projects. He also represents taxpayers in tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions. For instance, Mr. Lipeles represented a coalition of taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service requesting and ultimately obtaining changes to the proposed Bausch & Lomb regulations. Mr. Lipeles works with a wide variety of industries, ranging from high tech and biotechnology firms in the Silicon Valley to traditional manufacturing and entertainment companies.

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association - Section on Taxation

• State Bar of California

Publications

Stewart Lipeles has written several leading articles on the impact of various tax laws and decisions on multinational corporations and is the author of a regular column on tax developments in Taxes, The Tax Magazine.

• Co-author, "United States: The Tax Court Misses the Forest for the Trees in TBL Licensing LLC," InsightPlus, 25 May 2022

• Co-author, "New Final and Proposed Regulations Under Code Sec. 163(j) and Their Application to Controlled Foreign Corporations," International Tax Watch, TAXES, November 2020

Education

Languages Spoken

English