Jeffrey M. Trinklein is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm's International Tax Practice Group. He has extensive experience in U.S. and international taxation, with special emphasis on advice to foreign clients with investments in the U.S. and advice to U.S. clients with foreign operations.
His areas of practice include advice to U.S. individuals and companies establishing investments outside the U.S., planning advice on worldwide investment structures and acquisition financing, and general U.S. corporate and partnership tax planning. He has represented clients with tax structuring for a range of mergers and acquisition transactions, ranging from public company acquisitions, to private equity fund transactions, to the acquisition of a U.S. professional sports franchise. He has also assisted foreign countries with the drafting of proposed legislation. In addition, Mr. Trinklein has advised Energy clients in the following: M&A representations involving energy companies; tax structuring for international energy company transactions; foreign tax credit planning for state-owned oil companies seeking IOC investment; and restructuring international energy groups to achieve tax efficiencies. Mr. Trinklein is ranked in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and The Legal 500 US as a leading tax lawyer. Chambers USA describes Mr. Trinklein as "a creative and confidence-inspiring practitioner who can effectively communicate tax nuances."
Mr. Trinklein joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in 1985 and has previously worked in the firm's Munich, London, Dallas and Orange County offices. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Trinklein was a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law, where he taught courses on U.S. taxation of international transactions and financial derivatives. Mr. Trinklein has also served as an adjunct faculty member at the London Programme of the University of Detroit School of Law, and lectures and writes frequently on tax law topics. He has a working knowledge of German and French.
Mr. Trinklein received his Juris Doctor, with honors in 1985 from the University of Virginia and his Bachelors degree in 1982 from the University of Chicago. Mr. Trinklein is a member of the New York State Bar Association.
Recent Publications
"Sovereign Wealth Funds: Tax Makes a Difference," ABANA Review (2008)
Recent Publications
"Sovereign Wealth Funds: Tax Makes a Difference," ABANA Review (2008)
Recent Publications
UK Government Targets Foreign Owners of UK Residential Property Client Alert, Mar 30, 2012
IRS Proposes Detailed Regulations Under the FATCA Provisions of the HIRE Act, Client Alert, Feb 9, 2012
Renegotiation of The France-Luxembourg Tax Treaty Targets Capital Gains on French Real Estate Companies, Client Alert, Feb 7, 2012
IRS Proposes Regulations to Ease Tax Burdens on Government Investment Funds, Client Alert, Nov 4, 2011
IRS Notices Extend Date for Implementation of FATCA Provisions of the HIRE Act and Provide Additional Guidance, Client Alert, Aug 9, 2011
New Law Extends U.S. Income Tax Rates Through 2012, Client Alert, Dec 20, 2010
IRS Issues Guidance on New FATCA Withholding Obligations, Client Alert, Oct 7, 2010
FinCEN Proposes Rule to Clarify Which Persons Will Be Required to File FBARs and Which Accounts Will Be Reportable, Client Alert, Mar 2, 2010
President Obama Signs Legislation Expanding Net Operating Loss Carryback, Client Alert, Nov 10, 2009
Recent GAO Report on Sovereign Wealth Funds, Client Alert, May 29, 2009
Legislation Reintroduced to Tax Carried Interests as Ordinary Income, Client Alert, Apr 7, 2009
Stimulus Bill Tax Provisions, Client Alert, Feb 17, 2009
Tanking bond prices spell opportunity for issuers, Article, Feb 16, 2009
Delaware im Wettstreit mit Luxemburg, Article, Feb 1, 2006