Sean King is a partner in the Tax and International sections at Williams Mullen.  Mr. King focuses his practice on international business transactions and taxation.  He has extensive experience in the representation of private and publicly traded corporations; development and implementation of tax strategies for structuring international mergers and acquisitions; restructuring and disposition of foreign investments, including the formation and use of foreign tax credit planning; and effective utilization of income tax treaties.  He consults with clients on a wide array of international tax issues, including complex reorganization transactions, investment in emerging markets, bankruptcy workouts, private equity and IRS controversies. 

Education
Chicago-Kent School of Law, LL.M.
Michigan State University College of Law, J.D.
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, B.A.

Professional Affiliations
Alliance for Tax Legal and Accounting Seminars
- Board of Advisors
North Carolina Bar Association
- Council of the International Law Section, Member
- Regular Speaker
State Bar of Michigan
U.S. Tax Court

Publications
Journal of Taxation of Global Transactions, Contributing Author

Speaking Engagements

Past

• U.S. Aspects of Organizing a Foreign Corporation, and Special Issues in International M&A, Alliance for Tax Legal and Accounting Seminars (ATLAS), Introduction to U.S. International Tax, New York, 2007.
• U.S. Aspects of Organizing a Foreign Corporation, and Special Issues in International M&A, Alliance for Tax Legal and Accounting Seminars (ATLAS), Introduction to U.S. International Tax, New York, 2006.
• U.S. Aspects of Organizing a Foreign Corporation, Alliance for Tax, Legal and Accounting Seminars (ATLAS), Introduction to U.S. International Tax, San Francisco, 2006.
• U.S. Aspects of Organizing a Foreign Corporation, Alliance for Tax, Legal and Accounting Seminars (ATLAS), Introduction to U.S. International Tax, Washington DC, 2005.
• The AJCA Forgotten Provisions, International Fiscal Association, Charlotte, June 2005.
• The Homeland Investment Act, Tax Executives Institute, Carolinas Chapter Annual Meeting, Myrtle Beach, May 2005.
• U.S. Aspects of Organizing a Foreign Corporation, Alliance for Tax, Legal and Accounting Seminars (ATLAS), Introduction to U.S. International Tax, Charlotte, 2004.
• Fundamental Principles of U.S. International Taxation, North Carolina Bar Association Conference: Basics of International Law for Practitioners Representing Clients in the Global Economy, May 15, 2003.