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Cahall, Peter S.
Peter S. Cahall is the co-founder and CEO of The Newport Group. In addition to overseeing the strategic development of the company, Peter provides direction for all of Newport's operations, plays a major role in client and participant education, and is responsible for the development of strategic alliances and joint venture relationships. Peter has over 25 years of experience in the fields of insurance, investments and financial consulting. In 1984, he co-founded Newport, creating a nationally recognised retirement services and asset management firm specialising in qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, as well as co-fiduciary investment advisory services.
Cahan, Richard J. Alan
Mr. Cahan has a sophisticated wealth preservation, asset protection, general business, corporate and transactional practice which includes complex business transactions, business negotiations, business crisis planning, real estate transactions, representation of investors, entrepreneurs, corporate vehicles and individuals in various business related matters, asset and wealth preservation planning, utilisation of various offshore, multi-national and domestic planning vehicles.
Mr. Cahan is active in the American Bar Association, Commercial Law League of America, Florida Bar Association Real Property Trust Probate Section, Business Section and the International Law Section of the American Bar Association.
Mr. Cahan has provided numerous lectures and seminars to professional organisations. His seminar presentations have been accredited for Continuing Processional Education credits in Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia and California.
Files, L. Burke
L. Burke Files has been involved in finance since 1982 and in international finance since 1986. His areas of practice include international finance, working with clients to structure creative solutions to manage opportunities for commerce, intellectual property, internet based businesses, and wealth management with Tarsus Trust Company, Ltd. and international investigations and training on matters involving finance, fraud, money laundering and due diligence with President - Financial Examinations & Evaluations, Inc. Prior to founding these two companies in 2002 and 1991 respectively, Mr. Files has served as the Director of Corporate Finance for an investment banking company, President of a business and venture capital consulting firm and a commodities specialist trading gold, silver, and foreign currencies. He has served as a member of the Governor's Board on Solid Waste Management, as an advisor to the Governor's Board on Economic Planning and Development and a former Commissioner of the City of Tempe Transportation Commission. Furthermore, he has received a Commission and a Medal of Merit from the President of the United States.
Mr. Files has written extensively and been quoted in publications. He is the author of many articles and several books including "Due Diligence for the Financial Professional" and "Money and Budgets".
Fisher, Howard S.
Howard S. Fisher is a member of the California Bar (Board Certified Taxation Specialist), and the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn ([London, England - Student Bencher]). Mr. Fisher studied at the American College in Paris and received his degree from the University of Southern California in 1973. He studied law at Southwestern University (J.D. 1976), the University of Cambridge, in England (LL.B. with honours 1977, Corpus Christi College), and completed post-graduate studies in international business and taxation at Harvard University Law School (PIL).
Mr. Fisher specializes in representing wealthy entrepreneurs and their families - his practice includes asset protection, business and tax litigation, and international business and tax matters. Mr. Fisher is a past chair of the California State Bar's Taxation Section, of the Beverly Hills Bar's Taxation Section (twice), is currently Chair of the Beverly Hills Bar's Business Law Section, and is a former secretary of the Western Division of the United States branch of the International Fiscal Association.
Mr. Fisher is a frequent lecturer on international, tax and business matters. He has lectured for the American Bar Association, American Cancer Society, California Bar Association, California Society of Public Accountants, California Continuing Education of the Bar ("CEB"), International Fiscal Association, International Fiscal Executives, Los Angeles County Bar Association, American Medical Association, National Association of Health Care Attorneys, Offshore Investment (Jesus College, Oxford University), World Trade Institute, American Academy of Hospital Attorneys UCLA's Federal Tax Disputes Institute (co-founder), and University of Southern California's Federal Tax Institute. He has lectured for the Graduate School of Accounting at the University of Southern California on taxation, and has lectured for the University of California at Los Angeles on tax and international business. Mr. Fisher has published more than a twenty articles, and has spoken at over 100 conferences around the world.
Additionally, Mr. Fisher is the author of It Wasn't Raining When Noah Built The Ark a treatise on asset protection, and was a revision editor for the first two volumes of the five volume treatise on international tax, published by Matthew Bender & Co., by Rufus v. Rhoades and Marshall Langer, originally entitled Income Taxation Of Foreign Related Transactions.
Mr. Fisher is 58 years old, has been married to Francine Fisher for 30 years, and they have two children, Alexander (27), and Merrick (23). Mr. Fisher is active in civic and community matters, and is a member of the Public Works Commission for the City of Beverly Hills.
Hirsh, Bobbe
Ms. Hirsh graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, JD, 1980, where she was awarded the Williston Prize and was articles editor of the Harvard International Law Journal, and she received degrees from the University of Denver, MSBA, 1975, and Brown University, AB, 1973.
Ms. Hirsh has 35 years of experience advising US and foreign-based multinationals, high net worth individuals, and executives on all matters of international taxation. In addition to tax planning and advice, Ms. Hirsh represents client at all levels of tax controversy, including audit, appeals, rulings, closing agreements, and competent authority proceedings.
From 2010 to date, Ms. Hirsh became a Partner of Lipscomb, Brady & Eisenberg, PL; from 2006 to 2010, she was a Partner of K&L Gates, LLP; and from 1993 to 2006, a Partner, Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP. She previously served as the head of the international tax practice of RSM McGladrey and manager of tax planning at PepsiCo Inc. She was an associate in the New York offices of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and Baker & McKenzie.
Ms. Hirsh has written over 50 articles for leading tax publications. In addition, she is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Journal of International Taxation and the Journal of Taxation of Financial Products.
Ms. Hirsh is a member of the Tax Sections of the New York State and American Bar Associations, International Tax Planning Association and the American Association of Attorneys - CPAS. She has served on the boards of various professional associations, including the International Tax Forum, the Centre for International Tax Education, and the FSC/DISC Tax Association.
Ms. Hirsh is qualified in the New York State Bar, 1981; Illinois State Bar, 1991; Tax Court, 1982; US District Courts for the Eastern District and the Southern District of New York, 1981 and is a Certified Public Accountant, Illinois
Jenkins Jr., F. Ronald
F. R. Jenkins, Esq. is an American lawyer with a boutique international law practice and niche expertise in so-called "offshore" matters.
Mr. Jenkins is admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has also been called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, and he is a Barrister-at-law and Solicitor with full rights of audience in the Eastern Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He is further admitted to the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals.
He was educated at Cambridge University, England (LL.M., English Commercial Law), Cornell University, New York (J.D. with specialisations in International Law and Business Regulation), and the University of Virginia (BA).
Mr. Jenkins currently heads his own law firm Meridian 361 International Law Group, PLLC, and is also a member of Temple Court Chambers, a set of London Barristers with offices in the ancient Inner Temple, opposite the Royal Courts of Justice in the heart of London's legal district.
His international law practice includes all aspects of fully compliant international taxation, cross-border transactions and complex international litigation. He has practised within the specialised "offshore" sector since 1998. Within the "offshore" environment, Mr. Jenkins has acted as general counsel to a range of offshore businesses and financial institutions, including offshore investment banks, offshore mutual and hedge funds and fund managers, and offshore insurance companies. He has represented offshore fiduciary service providers; parties having difficulties with offshore financial regulators; parties conducting individual commercial transactions and/or operating active businesses in or through offshore jurisdictions; parties conducting wealth and estate planning using offshore vehicles and plans; parties seeking offshore asset protection; offshore parties defending themselves from creditor attack in onshore litigation; parties suspicious that they are being lured into offshore scams; and parties seeking to recover assets stolen from them in complex international fraud involving offshore vehicles.
Mr. Jenkins is also a specialist in civil counter-terror litigation. He currently represents the family of Kristian Menchaca, who was kidnapped, tortured and beheaded by al-Qaida in Iraq. He also represents American victim families in an Austrian case to collect from the treasurer/financier of the Abu Nidal Organisation millions of dollars in terrorist assets frozen in Austrian bank accounts. He successfully represented a Lloyds insurance syndicate and acted as settlement agent for the bankruptcy trustee of Pan American Airlines in their claims against Libya arising from Libya's involvement in the Pan Am 103 terrorist bombing. Mr. Jenkins has undertaken substantial lobbying campaigns for his terror victim clients, precipitating the Justice for Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act and the Libya Claims Resolution Act.
Before entering private law practice, Mr. Jenkins saw active duty in the US Air Force, as a JAG, starting in the rank of First Lieutenant and rising to Captain. He completed his entire tour of duty at RAF Lakenheath, a very active F-15 fighter base in East Anglia, England. He acted as prosecutor in numerous courts-martial, and periodically advised Squadron and Wing commanders on matters of public international law, including the Geneva and Hague Conventions, the US-UK Status of Forces Agreement and the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties. In the civil arena, he acted for the largest US Air Force procurement function in the UK, and handled a range of cross-border contract, employment, environmental, labour and tort matters.
Mr. Jenkins also worked with Monitor Company, the prestigious international strategy consultancy incubated by Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. From their London offices, he was deployed on a number of board-level engagements with major multinationals. His major achievements at Monitor include designing a new tax-efficient product for the largest roadside assistance company in the UK, and securing the permission of the European Commission's Merger Task Force to the acquisition by Heineken of Diageo PLC's Spanish subsidiary and operations. He contributes a sharp business mind to many of his client engagements.
Mr. Jenkins is married, and lives with his wife Jenny, daughter India and son Fitz on a windswept peninsula in coastal New England. In his free time, he enjoys the Tango, sport shooting and is active in his church.
Kurz, Jeffrey A.
Jeffrey A. Kurz CPA is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Neace Lukens Captive Services and serves as lead consultant on alternative risk issues for Neace Lukens, a US based specialty insurance broker. He has over 15 years experience in the area of alternative risk financing including work with captive insurance companies, segregated cell captive insurers, risk retention groups and self-insured trusts.
A Certified Public Accountant, Jeff has provided consultation to a wide range of multi-national clients on alternative risk issues including US federal, state and international taxation, accounting, and investment management as well as strategic planning and restructuring of captive insurance companies. Prior to joining Neace Lukens, Jeff served as a national captive insurance resource for a large international broker. Jeff's career includes 8 years with Big Four accounting firms where he served as an insurance tax consultant, including service with the firm's national insurance tax practice.
He received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University and is veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He is a frequent speaker at events of the Captive Insurance Companies Association, the Captive Insurance Council of The District of Columbia, The National Restaurant Association, and the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association and has been published in National Underwriter and ART and Insurance Review.
In addition, Jeff is the founder and president of the Ohio Captive Insurance Association, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of CPAs.
Rowbotham, Brian D.
Brian Rowbotham is a CPA with 33 years of experience advising businesses and individuals on complex domestic and international income and estate tax planning. He is the founding partner of Rowbotham & Company LLP which is almost exclusively dedicated to businesses and investors needing both domestic and international tax and accounting services.
His clients include private and public companies around the globe which consist of: U.S. and foreign institutional investors, multinational families and executives and non-U.S. investors doing business in the U.S. Mr. Rowbotham has advised clients in major domestic and international litigation and has also served on the boards of both privately held and publicly traded companies. From 1992 to 2006, he directly supervised his firm's engagement by trustees in Europe to assist with the recoveries of funds from one of the largest frauds in U.K. history. Over the past 20 years, he has represented large European and Middle Eastern institutional investors and numerous Asian families investing in U.S. Real Estate transactions.
Mr. Rowbotham has been a frequent guest lecturer at the Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley, and at the University of San Francisco. He taught graduate courses on corporate and partnership taxation at the University of California Extension. He has been a speaker for several U.S. and international tax planning organisations, including the ITPA and STEP, in Europe, Asia and the U.S. He presented in-house training lectures on investment structures for acquisitions of U.S. property at major European trust companies and banking institutions.
Mr. Rowbotham is a frequent commentator on international tax topics of interest. He submitted proposed legislation to the U.S. Treasury in the FIRPTA arena which resulted in changes to final regulations on withholding tax on foreign partnerships with investments in U.S. Real Property. This past year he issued several commentaries that were critical of IRS procedures and policies in the FBAR amnesty programme. His newsletters on the FBAR amnesty programme are now being used to train IRS agents, in all U.S. field offices, on problems encountered by taxpayers attempting to comply with the rules.
He is member of the Tax Division of the AICPA and a past president of the San Francisco Tax Club. Mr. Rowbotham is a former featured columnist for Outlook, the official journal for the California Society of CPAs.
He has been a contributor to numerous journals including Reuters Venture Capital Journal, STEP publications, Offshore Investment, Journal of Accountancy and numerous business tax and investment journals. In 2005, he was profiled in the San Francisco Business Times as an entrepreneur of the accounting profession. In April 2009, his article "Doing Business in China" was featured on the cover of the California CPA Journal.
Mr. Rowbotham began his career in national accounting firms in San Francisco and London, specialising in international tax, before founding Rowbotham & Company in 1991. He was born in Buenos Aires with British citizenship, and became a naturalised U.S. citizen in 1969. He earned his bachelors degree and MBA, with honors, from the University of California, Berkeley.
Wolf, Shawn P.
Shawn P. Wolf is a shareholder in Packman Neuwahl & Rosenberg. He focuses his practice on the areas of international taxation (both inbound and outbound) and general taxation, including business planning and estate planning.
Mr. Wolf holds a B.B.A from the University of Miami (1993), a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh (1996) and a L.L.M with a specialisation in international taxation from the University of Miami, School of Law (1997). He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1997 and was Vice-Chair, Outbound Tax Committee, Florida Bar Section from 2005-2008, and the Chair, Outbound Tax Committee, Florida Bar Section from 2009 to date.
Mr. Wolf was named a "Rising Star" by Florida Super Lawyers in 2009 and has been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He is a contributing author to "Estate and Gift Taxation of Non-Resident Aliens in the United States" and "Florida Investments in the United States-Tax Related Matters" from the Foreign Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and has spoken on various international tax issues on numerous occasions.
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