| Biography | Carl D. Fortner is a partner practicing with Foley & Lardner LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Fortner is experienced in U.S. and Wisconsin tax and business law aspects of business transactions; the ownership, formation, operation, sale, dissolution, and reorganization of C corporations (both publicly and privately held), S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and joint ventures; executive compensation, and like-kind exchanges. His activities also include counseling small businesses, general tax planning, standards of tax practice (circular 230), payroll tax, audits, and administrative and judicial dispute resolution between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service and Wisconsin Department of Revenue. He is a member of the firm's Taxation Practice and the Sports Industry Team. A frequent lecturer on corporate, partnership, and income and estate tax topics, Mr. Fortner since 1989 has been co-author of the "Tax Law" section of the State Bar of Wisconsin's Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law. He is also an adjunct professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Mr. Fortner has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system and was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. He was also selected for inclusion in 2006 - 2009 Wisconsin Super Lawyers® lists. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Mr. Fortner received his bachelor's degree in business administration, with distinction, in 1980, and a master's degree, as well as his J.D. degree, cum laude, in 1986. He was elected to membership in the Order of the Coif. |