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Peter Levy
Senior Tax Counsel and Director
Synopsys, Inc.
Mountain View, California, USA
Corporation - Publicly-Held
Professional Summary
• Negotiating Skills – As lead negotiator for a small specialty chemical company arranged an $8,000,000 white-knight purchase of my client by a multi-national. This price was more than double the company’s cumulative revenues throughout its existence.
• Settled at 80% a multi-million Pound Sterling UK tax audit where Queens Counsel had suggested that 45% was reasonable and 65% would be outstanding; at the same time struck an agreement narrowing the scope of the audit in progress on an unrelated issue .
• Communication skills– Succinctly summarized complex tax and legal issues in the corporate acquisition / disposition context for C level executives at three multinationals without impinging on their range for making educated decisions.
• Persuaded IRS to reverse tentative position where they had ruled adversely; twice; sparing B of A and an unrelated law firm potential client claims in the hundred thousand dollar range and significant potential embarrassment over fiduciary errors.
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Languages
- English
Experience
Synopsys, Inc.
Mountain View, California, USA 94043
Mountain View, California, USA 94043
Senior Tax Counsel and Director
Corporation - Publicly-Held
2000 - 2003
Associate General Tax Counsel, Director of International Tax
Drove the structuring for tax purposes of the integration of Avant! Corporation. Worked closely with legal department on SEC reporting of transactions and financial statements. Worker with European and Asian finance managers to manage tax provision issues.
As acting Tax Director (department head) for six months managed six direct reports and a staff of fourteen professionals. Worked closely with HR and Payroll.
Drove the structuring for tax purposes of the integration of Avant! Corporation. Worked closely with legal department on SEC reporting of transactions and financial statements. Worker with European and Asian finance managers to manage tax provision issues.
As acting Tax Director (department head) for six months managed six direct reports and a staff of fourteen professionals. Worked closely with HR and Payroll.
Raychem Corporation
Menlo Parl, California, USA 94025
Menlo Parl, California, USA 94025
Senior Tax Counsel
Corporation - Publicly-Held
1987 - 1997
Tax Planning, International, Mergers & Acquisitions. Enjoyed primary responsibility for European and Asian tax planning. Served as contractor from term date until March of 1998. Served one year as chair of American Electronics Association Tax Committee.
Bank of America
San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Senior Tax
Corporation - Publicly-Held
1981 - 1987
Managed staff of four attorneys and accountants in the International Group. Handled issues on appeals. Mergers & Acquisitions and domestic tax planning
Education
LLM, Tax 1981
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
JD1975
Antioch School of Law
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
BA1971
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Cum Laude
Court Admissions
- Court of Appeals
- Federal District Court