Tax Advisers - Deloitte

United States
Peter J Connors
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
666 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10103
US
Tel: (1) 212 506 5120
Fax: (1) 212 501 5151
Email: pconnors@orrick.com
Website: www.orrick.com
Peter Connors is a partner in the New York office of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. His
practice focuses on cross-border transactions, particularly those involving banks and
insurance companies. He also has extensive experience in related areas of tax law,
including asset securitization, financial transactions, and corporate acquisitions. He
regularly represents issuers of complex financial instruments, derivative products and
CDOs.
Mr Connors’ holds a number of leadership positions in the tax bar including:
American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, member of council, 2005 to the
present; chair, Government Submissions Committee, 1997 to 1999; chair, Financial
Transactions Committee, 1990 to 1992; member, Tax Shelter Task Force, 2005 to the
present; International Fiscal Association, member of council, 2006 to the present;
New York State Bar Association, executive committee, 2006 to the present; and
American College of Tax Counsel, fellow, 2002 to the present. In addition, he was the
recipient of BNA Tax Management’s 2004 distinguished author award (foreign).
A prolific author, Mr Connors is a frequent lecturer for a variety of major
organizations, including the IFA, and has published over 100 articles and reports on
tax planning subjects. He is a co-author of BNA TM Portfolio 543 (The Mark to
Market Rules of Section 475) and the author of BNA TM Portfolio 909-3d (The
Branch-Related Taxes of Section 884). He is the principal author of the New York
State Tax Association Report on Section 954(c)(6). He is also editor, special industries,
of the Journal of Taxation.
Mr Connors received an LLM from New York University School of Law, a JD from
the University of Richmond, and a BA from Catholic University where he was a
member of Phi Eta Sigma. Prior to joining Orrick, Mr Connors was a partner at Baker
& McKenzie and a principal in Ernst & Young’s international tax services office.
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