Christopher A. Davis is a member of the Corporate and Securities Practice Group, and advises businesses and individuals in a general corporate and tax transactional practice including corporate tax, partnership tax, international tax. Christopher regularly assists closely held business clients with entity formation, tax-based planning, merger and acquisition transactions, leveraged buy-outs, venture capital and private equity transactions, and internal reorganizations. Christopher represents businesses and individuals in cross border tax and business planning including tax issues involving overseas operations, international licensing and holding company structures, asset repatriation, and cross border mergers and acquisitions. Christopher also assists international clients with structuring the acquisition and ownership of U.S. real property to comply with federal and state laws, including the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA). Christopher also advises business on domestic reporting requirements related to overseas operations including Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) and related compliance issues. Christopher has an active practice representing tax exempt organizations including public and private foundations, charitable organizations, hospitals, educational institutions and governmental agencies, assisting them with such issues as formation and qualification, corporate governance, joint ventures, and related matters. Christopher regularly donates his time to local and national nonprofit organizations, assisting them on a pro bono basis with various matters. Christopher is an active member of the local and national bar associations, serving as a committee member on the Maryland State Bar Association's Middle Market and Small Business Committee, and as a member of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association. Christopher is also a contributing author to the Miles & Stockbridge Tax Blog, where he writes about current events and recent developments of interest. In 2011, Christopher received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business where he focused on corporate and venture financing. Christopher is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he was the Business Editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review. During the summer of 2006, Christopher participated in the Firm's summer associate program. Credentials American Bar Association: Section of Tax Maryland State Bar Association: Section of Taxation Maryland Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars Edition: Selected for inclusion in the area of Tax, Business/Corporate (2011-2012) Publications "Reporting and Withholding Requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Co-Author) (December 2011). "Virginia Historic Tax Credit Fund - Assessing the Impact of a Recent Fourth Circuit Decision on State Income Tax Credits," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief(October 2011). "Maryland Sales and Use Tax on Sales of Alcoholic Beverages," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Co-Author) (June 17, 2011). "Overview of 2010 Tax Relief Act," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (December 23, 2010). "Analysis of the Health Care Act and the Reconciliation Act of 2010," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Co-Author) (April 2010). "Analysis of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act ," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Co-Author) (March 2010). "Technology Required: Making 7216 Easily Manageable," California Enrolled Agent (Co-Author) (January 2010). "Tax Changes for Businesses and Individuals in the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Co-Author) (November 12, 2009). "IRS Extends Deadline for Voluntary Disclosure of Offshore Bank Accounts," Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (Co-Author) (September 21, 2009). "Summary of Real Estate Related Tax and Business Incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law (Co-Authored) (May/June 2009). "Proposed Regulations on Transfers of Controlling Interests in Maryland - Do They Go Too Far?" Tax Talk(A newsletter published by the Section of Taxation of the Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.) (Summer 2008). Speaking Engagements Regulation 7216: Is Your Firm Ready? Association for Accounting Marketing Teleconference (Panelist) (February 04, 2009). |