Gary P. Tober

Gary P. Tober

Business

Tax and business planning for U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships and individuals. Emphasizes the tax aspect of cross-border business operations and investments transactions in addition to advising on business and legal aspects of such transactions.

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

· Chair, Lane Powell Tax Practice Group

· Business

· Emerging Companies and Venture Investment

· International Business

· White Collar Criminal Defense, Regulatory Compliance and Special Investigations

Representative Transactions

· Represented New Zealand fruit growers in contract discussions with U.S. parties for the growing of new varietals and horticultural products.

· Acts as general counsel to U.S. technology company which raised pre-IPO financing in United Kingdom.

· Advised U.S. trading company on sourcing electric power tools in Asia, manufacturing such products under license agreements and the importation into the United States.

· Provided legal and tax advice on the establishment of international joint ventures in the People's Republic of China for the production of pencils, ice cream, and shoes, respectively.

· Counseled U.S. company on sourcing consumer technology products and electronic components in Asia and sale to U.S. wholesalers.

· Restructured business operations of U.S. company in furtherance of a public offering of stock.

· Regularly renders U.S. tax opinions to foreign government investing pension funds in U.S. corporations, start-up enterprises and real estate located in the United States.

Publications

· "New Tax Benefits for Investing in Small Business," Seattle Business Monthly, May 2009

Speaking Engagements

· Provided testimony before Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives on taxation of electronic commerce.

· Accepted appointment to prepare USA national report on international taxation of electronic commerce for International Fiscal Association.

· Regularly presents seminars on international tax topics to certified public accountants; teaches graduate school courses in international taxation; speaks at seminars on international commercial agreements; co-chaired seminar in Canada on cross-border transactions; chairs seminars on international law; and lectures on international topics at various professional education programs.

Awards and Honors

· Named as a "Top Business Lawyer" in Seattle Business Monthly, 2008

· Named as Washington "SuperLawyer," Washington Law and Politics Magazine, 2006-2009

· Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America®, 2003-2010

· Named in "Best Lawyers" survey published by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2006 - 2007

· Recommended by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial: Tax (2009)

Professional and Community Activities

· International Bar Association

· International Fiscal Association

· Inter Pacific Bar Association

· Japan America Society

· World Trade Center, Seattle

· World Trade Club

· World Affairs Council

· Seattle International Tax Roundtable

· Washington Council on International Trade

· American Bar Association

· Washington State Bar Association

· Seattle-King County Bar Association

· Seattle Tax Roundtable

· Adjunct Professor, University of Washington School of Law, Graduate Program in Taxation