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Chris Klug

Of Counsel

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Washington D.C.
Illinois
Michigan
New York
Virginia

Westin2024$

497

Career Highlights

Chris is a trusted client focused attorney with extensive experience in domestic and international taxation, corporate and business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, private equity, family offices, domestic and international estate planning, and tax controversy. Chris is the quintessential legal counsel navigating clients through the complex tax implications of sophisticated transactions to come to practical holistic solutions.
 
With experience as managing partner of the DC office for two prior law firms, Chris understands the importance of placing clients’ goals first, coming to holistic solutions, and working collaboratively with all of the professional advisors involved to come to the best overall outcome. Chris’ background is different than most tax attorneys, allowing him to provide more practical solutions and his approach is customized to fit the clients’ circumstances.


When Chris is not in the office you may find him on the beach reading a thrilling tax treatise (there are pictures as evidence)! Chris also enjoys coaching his daughter’s soccer team where he often wonders why no one will listen to him. Joking aside, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, traveling to new places, and seeking new adventures.

Representative Clients and Cases

  • Advised a foreign private equity fund on tax-efficient structuring and terms negotiation for multiple real estate investments in Chicago, as well as on the acquisition of companies in the U.S. healthcare, entertainment, and various other industries.

  • Represented a Chinese company in the development of a geothermal power plant in California, advising on U.S. federal tax considerations related to formation and operations, implications of the U.S.-China income tax treaty, privacy considerations, and tax-efficient repatriation of profits.

  • Advised a U.S. company on the development of a credit business exceeding $500 million in Mexico, including U.S. tax-efficient structuring, the implications of controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) rules, Subpart F income, global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) planning, and tax implications of exit strategies and repatriation of funds.

  • Represented a U.S. company in its acquisition of a Spanish company, advising on the U.S. tax aspects of the transaction and coordinating with Spanish tax professionals on the local tax implications and other Spanish tax matters.

  • Advised the private wealth division of a Japanese bank on the transfer of high-net-worth investment portfolios into the United States, including U.S. tax considerations for nonresident aliens, tax planning opportunities, withholding tax, and compliance requirements.

Education

  • LLM, Georgetown University Law Center

  • JD, Michigan State University

  • BA, Michigan State University

Areas of Practice

  • Taxation

  • Corporate Planning

  • Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Estate Planning

North America:
Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Cancun

Asia:
Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen

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