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Willard Taylor has been Of Counsel at Sullivan & Cromwell since January 2008. He was a partner of the firm from 1972 until December 2007. He specializes in both Federal and State United States tax matters, including advice with respect to the taxation of foreign operations of U.S. corporations, U.S. operations of foreign corporations, mergers and acquisitions, and international transactions of all kinds. He has represented foreign and domestic corporations before the Internal Revenue Service and in tax litigation and has worked with the Treasury Department and Congressional staffs on tax legislation. Named as the leading corporate tax lawyer in the world for the past two years by Who s Who Legal Awards, Mr. Taylor is highly regarded for his work on significant mergers and acquisitions. He was the principal U.S. tax lawyer for: Moore Wallace in its US$6 billion merger with RR Donnelley (2004) Royal Bank of Canada in its US$2.3 billion acquisition of Centura Banks (2001) Royal Bank of Canada in its US$1.46 billion acquisition of Dain Rauscher (2001) UBS in its US$10.8 billion acquisition of PaineWebber Group (2000) BP Amoco in its US$27 billion acquisition of Arco (2000) ING Group in its US$5.97 billion acquisition of ReliaStar (2000) ING Group's US$7.7 billion acquisition of Aetna's financial services and international businesses (2000) Vodafone in its US$65 billion acquisition of AirTouch Communications (1999) BP in its US $55 billion acquisition of Amoco (1998) Rankings and Recognition Who's Who Legal Awards named the leading corporate tax lawyer in the world for three consecutive years (2005, 2006, 2007) New York Super Lawyers recognized as a leading lawyer (2006, 2007) Law Business Research, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2005, 2006) Law Business Research, The International Who's Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers (2005, 2006) Legalease/Legal Business, European Legal Experts (2005, 2006) Chambers USA (2004, 2005, 2006) Chambers Global (2004 -2005, 2006) Woodward/White, The Best Lawyers in America (2005-2006, 2006) PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook (2005, 2006) PLC Global Counsel Tax Handbook (2004-2005) Euromoney, Guide to the US Leading Lawyers- Best of the Best (2006) The Lawdragon recognized as a leading lawyer in Private Equity, Project Finance, and Banking & Finance (2006) Professional and Not-for-Profit Activities New York University Law School Adjunct Faculty member International Fiscal Association member of the U.S. Council American Law Institute s Federal Income Tax Project member of the Tax Advisory Group American College of Tax Counsel member Practising Law Institute member of the Tax Advisory Committee New York State Bar Association former Chairman of the Tax Section New York University Institute on Federal Taxation former Chairman of the Advisory Board Writes and lectures extensively on U.S. tax matters Practices Commodities, Futures and Derivatives Financial Institutions Investment Management Private Equity Project Development and Finance Structured Finance Tax Events & Speaking Engagements Practising Law Institute's Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures, & Other Strategic Alliances 2008 New York City Bar's 5th Annual Institute on Tax Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions Practising Law Institute's Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2007 Practising Law Institute: Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 2007 MORE Education 1965, Yale Law School, LL.B. 1962, Yale University, B.A. Bar Admissions New York Country of Origin USA | 