Nathaniel Baird

Nathaniel Baird focuses his practice in the area of international tax. He advises multinational companies with respect to legal entity rationalizations and tax-efficient reorganizations. Nathaniel also assists U.S. and foreign individuals in complying with their federal income tax and state and local sales tax obligations. Additionally, Nathaniel represents banks, asset managers, and issuers with respect to the tax aspects of collateralized loan obligations.

Recently Nathaniel has:

• Implemented a debt-for-equity swap transaction, advised the corporate client with respect to avoiding discharge of indebtedness income, and strategized with foreign counsel regarding non-U.S. tax consequences.
• Developed a method to value the probability-weighted tax risks associated with the outbound transfer of a security.
• Produced a matrix which detailed a client’s sales tax exposure in seven states with respect to a variety of digital transactions.
• Advised a non-U.S. individual regarding her obligation to disclose foreign financial assets, on Form 8938 and FinCEN Form 114, and detailed an efficient path towards compliance.