Philip Wright’s practice concentrates primarily on advising clients in respect of the domestic and international tax aspects of corporate acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, securities offerings and related tax matters; including structuring, negotiation, and documentation in respect of same. He also advises clients in controversy matters with the Internal Revenue Service principally regarding issues involved in acquisitions and divestitures.

Mr. Wright has served as an adjunct professor in the Masters Tax Program at both Washington University Law School where he taught both Corporate Reorganizations and Federal Taxation of Partnerships and Fontbonne University where he taught Advanced Corporate Tax—Consolidated Tax Returns. He frequently writes and speaks on tax issues involved in merger and acquisition transactions. His prior professional experience includes practice as a certified public accountant with a Big Four accounting firm. He is a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America.

Publications

• Author, "Acquisitive D Reorganizations," Practising Law Institute, Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations and Restructuring—2007, June 2007

• Author, "Disregarded Entities in Corporate Transactions," Practising Law Institute, Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations and Restructuringם2007, June 2007

• Co-Author, "Disregarded Entities – Issues and Opportunities," Practising Law Institute, Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances—2007, February 2007

• Author, "Acquisitive D Reorganizations," Practising Law Institute, Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations and Restructuring—2006, October 2006

• Author, "Disregarded Entities – Issues and Opportunities," Practising Law Institute, Tax Planning for Domestic and Foreign Partnerships, LLC, Joint Ventures and Other Strategic Alliances—2006, June 2006

• Author, "Step-Transaction Doctrine in Corporate Reorganizations," Panel Publishers, Mergers and Acquisitions, The Monthly Tax Journal, February 2002

• Author, "Proposed Regulations Impact Disregarded Entity Mergers," Panel Publishers, Mergers and Acquisitions, The Monthly Tax Journal, August 2000

• Author, "Disregarded Entities: Planning Opportunities and Pitfalls in Domestic Corporate Transactions," 24 J. Corp. Tax’n 341, Winter 1998

Speaking Engagements

• "Understanding the Rules for Computing Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss)," CITE Conference, U.S. International Tax Reporting & Compliance, April 16-17, 2007

• Co-Speaker, "Interesting Transactions of the Past Year," Practising Law Institute, November 2006

• Co-Speaker, "When Do Business Transactions Require Valuations?," Southern Federal Tax Institute, September 2006

• "Transfer of Stock and Assets to a Foreign Corporation," CITE Conference, U.S. International Tax Reporting & Compliance, July 2006

• Co-Speaker, "Federal and Selected State Tax issues with Respect to Internal Restructuring," Tax Executives Institute, Inc., May 2006

• "Tax Considerations in Structuring Acquisitions, Familiar Concepts and New Twists," Heart of America Tax Institute, 42nd Annual Tax Conference, November 2005

• "Proposed Regulations on Insolvent Corporate Reorganizations, Tax-Free Liquidations, and Tax-Free Incorporations – What You Need to Know," ABA Section of Taxation, CLE Teleconference, May 2005

• "Consolidated Entities, Advance Topics," RSM McGladrey, 2004 Annual Tax Specialists’ Conference, June 2004

• "Tax Issues for Insolvent and Financially Troubled Corporations," Twentieth Texas Federal Tax Institute, June 2004

• "U.S. Tax Consequences – Disposition of an Interest in a Foreign Entity," CITE Conference, U.S. International Tax Reporting & Compliance, July 2002

• "Preferred Stock in Corporate Transactions," Seventeenth Texas Federal Tax Institute, June 2001

• "Corporate Distributions in Connection with Acquisitions and Dispositions," Fifteenth Texas Federal Tax Institute, June 1999

• "Consolidated Group Joint Ventures, LLCs and Disregarded Entities," Tax Executives Institute, Inc., November 1998

• "The Disregarded Entity," Forty-Seventh Tulane Tax Institute, October 1997

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association Tax Section – Corporate Committee, Chair (2005- 2006)

• New York State Bar Association – Section on Tax, Committee on Reorganizations

• Washington, D.C. Bar Association – Tax Section

• Missouri Bar Association