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Douglas
R.
McFadyen
Partner
Education
New York University, LL.M. Tax, 1995
University of Toronto Law School, LL.B., 1986
University of Toronto, B.A., 1983
Practice
Douglas R. McFadyen is a tax partner in Shearman & Sterling’s New York office. Mr. McFadyen has a broad-based corporate tax practice, with an emphasis on international and cross-border tax planning. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, he clerked for the Chief Judge of the Tax Court of Canada and was a tax policy advisor to the Canadian Minister of Finance, with responsibility in the capital markets, financial institution and foreign affiliate areas. Mr. McFadyen is the former Co-chair of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Cross-Border Capital Markets and has written and lectured extensively on both U.S. and Canadian international and financial instrument taxation. He is listed as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA, The Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer? and The International Who’s Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers.
Experience
- Merrill Lynch on its merger with Bank of America
- The Dow Chemical Company on a $20 billion joint venture with Saudi Aramco
- The Victorian Funds Management Corporation on various infrastructure and other U.S. investments
- Atlas Copco on the reorganization of its U.S. and Canadian operations
- Deutsche Bank on the structuring of a life insurance securitization program
- Bank of America on the conversion of its Canadian subsidiary to a branch
- The Provident Bank in connection with an issuance of deductible Tier I capital
- Westpac Banking Corporation on an AUD 2 billion securitization
- Merrill Lynch on the development of a derivatives backed CP program
- Schneider Electric on the restructuring of its U.S. operations
- Mubadala on its $2 billion investment in the EBX Group
Selected Professional & Business Activities
- Member of the ABA Tax Section, NYSBA Tax Section and the Canadian Tax Foundation
- Panelist/chair ABA, IBA, Canadian Tax Foundation, and various other organizations
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
New York
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