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de Castro Honored as Fellow of American College of Tax Counsel

Whiteford is pleased to announce that Tax and Private Wealth Senior Counsel Mario de Castro has been honored as a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. A national association of tax attorneys, ACTC elects Fellows “for their extraordinary accomplishments and professional achievements and for their dedication to improving the practice of tax law.” To be honored, Fellows must be nominated by their peers.

Founded in 1981, ACTC limits membership to 700 tax attorneys working across the United States in private law firms and in-house legal departments, teaching tax in law schools or working in federal or state revenue agencies.

Mr. de Castro’s experience includes international tax planning and structuring, reorganizing and M&A planning, due diligence, supply chain planning, advising on tax and corporate compliance matters, and high-level corporate provision review. His industry experience spans private equity, real estate, technology and telecommunications, Fintech, bio-life, crypto-currency issuers, hospitality, defense and service companies.

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