A Partner with Baker & McKenzie, Robin Chesler has more than 25 years of experience advising US-based multinational corporations with respect to international tax planning. She is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, Section on Taxation, and the Harvard Club of Silicon Valley.
Ms. Chesler’s practice includes global tax planning, post-acquisition integration, pre-acquisition structuring, subpart F planning, foreign tax credit issues, transfer pricing, commissionaire structuring and VAT issues, treaty issues, worthless stock and bad debt deductions, software and high-technology industry tax issues, and coordinating and advising on local country tax issues in many countries throughout the world. She works with companies in all industries, especially those having significant intellectual property, including software, semiconductor, e-commerce, biotechnology, Green technology, and retail companies.
Education:
J.D., University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) (1989)
B.A., Comparative Literature, Harvard University (1986) magna cum laude
Tax Management Portfolios™
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Federal Taxation of Software and Digital Transactions (Portfolio 555)
Federal Taxation of Software and Digital Transactions describes the U.S. federal income taxation of software and digital transactions.