Paul Hauser first came to London to practice law in 1980. His practice covers both corporate and tax planning, as well as advising in tax disputes (including litigation) in the United States and elsewhere. His work includes advising on acquisitions in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, structuring joint ventures in Britain and the Far East and the use of offshore jurisdictions in a variety of international transactions.

Representative Experience

The following is a representative sample of matters with which Mr. Hauser has been involved:

• advising in connection with inbound investments by a variety of foreign corporations and individuals into the United States

• assisting a UK real estate developer in settling various claims brought by the Inland Revenue against him in respect of past years and agreeing with the authorities on a basis on which several major ongoing development projects will be taxed in future

• assisting in connection with a U.S. Tax Court case concerning various transfer pricing issues, including the conducting of extensive discovery in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and a major tax haven jurisdiction

• counseling several different clients in connection with the tax structuring of business operations in Malaysia, Singapore and the People’s Republic of China

• advising a large U.S. taxpayer with respect to the structuring and reporting of business activities in Central America

• acting in separate matters for professional clients in respect of potential malpractice exposure for misadvising on U.S. tax liabilities and assisting in settling the underlying tax claims, in one case on behalf of a large law firm and the other for a large accountancy firm

• providing expert testimony for courts in England and various other jurisdictions in respect of the U.S. consequences arising from various transactions

Publications

Mr. Hauser has lectured and written extensively on international tax, bankruptcy and commercial matters, including articles and book contributions published in both the United States and the United Kingdom. His most recent publications include:

• "United States Expatriation and Trust Proposals-the Empire Strikes Back," 1995 Private Client Business 342-362

• "Tax Aspects of Structuring Foreign Ownership of Assets in the United States," 4 Journal of International Trust and Corporate Planning 88-103

• "Creditors Remedies," 2 Asset Protection: Domestic and International Law and Tactics §§25:01-25:27 (1995)