Dirk J J Suringa

Dirk Suringa is a partner in the firm's Washington, DC office, practicing in the areas of international tax planning and controversies. Mr. Suringa advises clients regarding the Federal income tax aspects of domestic and international transactions and structures and represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the Treasury Department, and in the Federal courts. Mr. Suringa served as Attorney-Advisor in the Department of the Treasury's Office of International Tax Counsel from 2000 to 2003. While at Treasury, Mr. Suringa participated in the negotiation of the US-UK Income Tax Convention and advised the International Tax Counsel and the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy regarding regulatory guidance projects and tax legislation. From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Suringa clerked for the Honorable Gerald B. Tjoflat, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is the author of numerous articles on international tax matters, including the BNA Tax Management Portfolio on the Foreign Tax Credit Limitation, and is a regular contributor to the Leading Practitioner Commentary Section of the Tax Management International Journal. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Department of the Treasury, Office of International Tax Counsel, Attorney-Advisor (2000-2003) HONORS AND RANKINGS Best Lawyers in America, Tax (2013) Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers, Tax (2012) Legal 500 US, Tax (2012) MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS Vice Chair, Foreign Lawyers Forum, ABA Tax Section Vice-President, Secretary of IFA USA Executive Committee Branch Reporter, IFA USA, 2011 Paris Congress Member, Tax Management Advisory Board, U.S. International PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES "Data Privacy and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act," Covington E-Alert (2/14/2013), Co-Author "FATCA and CLOs - A Primer," Covington Advisory (8/14/2012), Co-Author "What’s New in the Technical Taxpayer and §909 Guidance," Tax Management International Journal (5/11/2012), Co-Author