Michael Green joined Dickstein Shapiro in 1983 and became a partner in 1992. Identified as one of Washington’s “Top Lawyers” by Washingtonian magazine, Mr. Green concentrates his practice on federal and state income tax law.
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
Corporate Tax Practice
In more than 25 years of private practice, Mr. Green has been actively involved in structuring numerous corporate mergers and acquisitions of publicly and privately held companies. This work has included tax planning for tax-free reorganizations as well as taxable stock and asset transactions. He has considerable experience in structuring debt and equity securities, preserving net operating losses and other tax attributes, compensating management, and addressing the special tax issues that arise when consolidated groups or pass-through entities, such as subchapter S corporations, partnerships, or limited liability companies are involved. Mr. Green’s tax practice also has included counseling clients on minimizing the adverse tax consequences of initial public offerings, raising venture capital, and forming mutual funds. In addition, he has been responsible for the tax planning for a number of debt workouts on behalf of both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy, as well as in non-bankruptcy settings.
International Tax Practice
Mr. Green has also developed an international tax practice that has included advising clients on the U.S. tax aspects of international operations, interpreting tax treaties, and applying transfer pricing rules to multinational groups. In addition, he represented an international commodities dealer in one of the largest criminal tax evasion cases in U.S. history, a representation that culminated in the grant of a Presidential pardon.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Mr. Green is a certified public accountant and a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Mr. Green has been honored by Lawdragon magazine as a “Leading Lawyer,” in a list that represents less than one percent of the legal profession and is determined based on a combination of independent research and peer reviews. He also is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Tax Law.
EDUCATION
Mr. Green received his B.S., summa cum laude, from Georgetown University (1980) and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center (1983).