Arthur D. Pasternak,
a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Washington
D.C. office, joined the firm in 1983. He is the Chair
of the Firm's Corporate Tax Practice group and focuses
on advice to foreign corporations and individuals
regarding real estate investments and corporate acquisitions
in the United States and Europe; U.S. clients with
respect to international activities; and domestic
corporations and partnerships on U.S. tax issues generally.
Prior to joining the firm's Tax Department full-time,
Mr. Pasternak practiced in both Tax Department and
in the Corporations Department, where he concentrated
in mergers and acquisitions and in transitions involving
major financial institutions. Mr. Pasternak was the
primary lawyer responsible for the taxpayer's victory
in SDI Netherlands B.V. v. Commissioner, 107 T.C.
161 (1996), upholding the international tax structure
involving the receipt and payment of royalties by
a Netherlands corporation including royalties received
from an affiliated U.S. corporation.
Mr. Pasternak received
his law degree from Yale Law School and graduated
magna cum laude in 1979 from Brown University, where
he majored in mathematics.