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Stuart M. Berkson is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s Chicago office. As a member of the Tax Department, Stuart focuses his practice on international business transactions.
Providing counsel for U.S. and foreign companies, Stuart handles investment, acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, joint ventures, licensing and distribution arrangements on behalf of his clients, often encompassing multiple jurisdictions. He is well-versed in tax, foreign investment issues and legal and business concerns for both U.S. and foreign investors. His clientele includes high tech companies, service companies and manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad. He has extensive experience in matters involving Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Israel, many countries in Western Europe and China.
Stuart is a frequent lecturer and has spoken on a variety of international tax and commercial topics. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois Law School. Stuart also has been named as one of the leading U.S. advisors on Latin American tax by International Tax Review numerous times over the past few years.
While in law school, Stuart served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He is also a certified public accountant and was awarded the Elijah Watt Sells Gold Medal for the highest score in the United States on the May 1977 Uniform Certified Public Accountants examination.
Education:
Harvard Law School, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1980.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1977. | 