Timothy S. Shuman is a Partner and Global Head of Tax in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C., office. Tim focuses his practice on corporate and international tax matters for U.S. and foreign multinationals, with particular emphasis on third-party M&A and complex cross-border internal restructuring transactions. He has extensive experience in structuring and providing advice on tax-free reorganizations and spin-offs involving both privately held and publicly traded companies and regularly represents clients in obtaining private letter rulings and other guidance from the IRS.