Sanford J. Davis

Sandy Davis advises privately-held and publicly-traded companies, high-net worth investors, and investment funds on a broad range of U.S. and international tax matters. His practice is both transactional and advisory, focusing on corporate, M&A, partnership, finance, joint venture, and international taxation. Sandy also counsels on S corporation, tax loss utilization, debt restructuring, tax accounting, incentive compensation, financial instrument, consolidated return, and state income tax matters.

Sandy has an extensive M&A background, both buy and sell side, assisting private equity funds and portfolio companies, as well as strategic players and closely-held businesses. Sandy structures M&A transactions to achieve tax efficiencies, benefits, and value-add.

Sandy's international tax experience includes both inbound and outbound transactions, encompassing tax nexus, sourcing, withholding, FIRPTA, inversion, transfer pricing, foreign tax credit, CFC and PFIC, and income tax treaty issues. His cross-border practice focuses on investments in the U.S., acquisitive and group reorganizations, holding and operating company jurisdiction selection and effective rate minimization, finance matters, and intangible property migration and development, addressing both U.S. and non-U.S. tax issues.

Sandy has also represented clients in federal and state tax controversy matters, and notably won an important corporate tax law case at the federal appellate level (see Falconwood below).

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Job Types Partner
Areas of Practice 1) Corporate Tax, 2) Emerging Companies, 3) Federal Tax Litigation & Controversy, 4) International Tax, 5) Investment Funds, 6) Latin America & the Caribbean, 7) Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity, 8) Pass-Through Taxation and 9) State & Local Tax Litigation and Controversy
Law School Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.,1984)American University, Washington College of Law (J.D.,1983)
Education American University Kogod School of Business (M.B.A.,1983); Wharton School University of Pennsylvania(B.S.,1980)
Bar Member / Association New York State Bar Association,Florida State Bar Association,Connecticut State Bar Association
Most recent firm Akerman LLP
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanford-davis-13333249
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