Hal Hicks
IRS, Washington DC

HAL HICKS serves as the Associate Chief Counsel (International) in the Office of Chief Counsel at the IRS.  In that role he supervises over 120 international tax professionals, including those professionals in the Advance Pricing Agreement Program.  This group is responsible for drafting and negotiating Treasury regulations, published rulings, private rulings, TAMs, Closing Agreements, and APAs in all areas of International Tax.  It also closely advises and works with the Field on matters relating to tax controversy and litigation involving International Tax issues. Hal is an expert in a wide range of International Tax areas, particularly International M&A, foreign tax credit, and subpart F income.  Prior to coming to the Chief Counsel, he had represented numerous multinational corporations on both inbound and outbound planning and tax controversy matters.  He also has substantial corporate tax experience.  Hal brings years of private practice experience to the ACCI position.  Before becoming ACCI, Hal was a Partner in the international law firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw.  Prior to that he was a Partner and Deputy National Director of International Tax Services at Ernst & Young.  He had previously been a partner at Caplin & Drysdale.  Hal received an L.L.M. in taxation from New York University in 1991, a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1985, and a B.A. from the College of William & Mary in 1981.  Hal is a member of the Advisory Board at the GW/IRS institute on International Tax and a member of the Tax Section of the ABA.  He has for many years been an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center.  Hal is a frequent lecturer on international tax topics.