Tax Conference Speakers & Panelists

Suresh Advani

Suresh Advani is a partner in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin LLP and focuses his practice on federal income tax matters. Suresh represents domestic and foreign corporations involved in mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, spin-offs and other divisive transactions, restructurings of financially-troubled corporations and partnerships, and foreign and domestic securities offerings. Since 2007, he has been named annually in the Tax section of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business published by Chambers USA, most recently in Band 1 for Tax in Illinois (2024–2025).

Kim Blanchard

Kim Blanchard is a retired partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP and the owner of her own firm, which concentrates on international tax issues and cross-border transactions. She is a frequent speaker and writer on international tax topics.

Kim is a former Chair of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section and past President of the International Tax Institute. She is also an adjunct professor in the graduate tax program at New York University School of Law, where she teaches a course on partnerships in the international context.

Caroline D. Ciraolo

Caroline Ciraolo, former Acting Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division, is a partner with Kostelanetz LLP and founder of its Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on federal and state civil tax controversies, including representation in sensitive audits, administrative appeals, and litigation, providing tax advice, conducting internal investigations, and representing individuals and entities in criminal tax investigations and prosecutions. She also serves as a consulting and testifying expert witness and an independent mediator in tax disputes.

Caroline is former President of the American College of Tax Counsel and former Chair of the Civil & Criminal Tax Penalties Committee of the ABA Section of Taxation. She served as the ABA Tax Section’s inaugural Vice Chair for Membership, Diversity, and Inclusion, and inaugural Chair of the Loretta Collins Argrett Fellowship Program. Caroline also served as an instructor with the IRS Military Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at Ft. George G. Meade.

Caroline serves as the Co-Chair of the annual NYU Tax Controversy Forum (2023-present) and annual Cambridge Forum on International Tax and Disputes (2022-present), and served as Co-Chair of the DC Bar Tax Conference (2024-2025).

She is recognized by Chambers (USA: Tax Fraud (Nationwide) (Band 1), Tax Controversy – Nationwide (Band 2), Tax (DC) (Band 1), High Net Worth: Tax-Private Client – USA (Band 1)); Legal 500 (Leading Lawyer); Benchmark Litigation; Best Lawyers in America (Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Lawyer of the Year – Litigation and Controversy – Tax (DC – 2022 and 2024, MD – 2012)); Lawyer of the Year – Tax Law (DC – 2025); ITR World Tax (Tax Controversy, World Tax - Highly Regarded and Women in Tax Leader); Super Lawyers (DC (Tax), Maryland (Tax), Top 10 in Maryland, Maryland cover story in 2013), Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards (Best in Tax Dispute Resolution) (2014), and The Daily Record’s Top 100 Women Circle of Excellence.

Caroline is a recipient of the ABA Section of Taxation’s Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award, the IRS Chief Counsel Award, the highest honor that can be conferred by that office, and the Tax Excellence Award from the Taxation Section of the Maryland State Bar Association.

Caroline is an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center (International Tax Controversies and Criminal Tax Law and Procedure) and taught at the University of Baltimore School of Law Graduate Tax Program (Tax Practice and Procedure and Criminal Tax).

Michael Desmond

Michael Desmond’s practice covers a broad range of federal tax matters with a focus on administrative tax policy, tax controversy, and litigation. He represents clients in approaches to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) on administrative rulemaking matters and matters relating to tax administration and enforcement, seeking clarity on the application of federal tax laws. He also represents clients before the examination divisions of the IRS, the IRS Independent Office of Appeals, and in the U.S. Tax Court, federal district courts, the Court of Federal Claims, and federal courts of appeal. Mike is described by clients in Chambers USA as “very smart, strategic, and knowledgeable of tax law,” “responsive and insightful,” noting that “[h]is knowledge of complex matters is incredibly valuable.”

Prior to joining Miller & Chevalier, Mike was a partner with a global law firm. Before that, he served as the 48th Chief Counsel of the IRS, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. As Chief Counsel, he was the principal legal officer for the IRS, overseeing a staff of nearly 1,500 lawyers responsible for interpreting and providing advice on all aspects of the federal tax law. Mike previously served as Tax Legislative Counsel at the Treasury, where he was the principal legal advisor to the Secretary and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) on all domestic aspects of the federal tax law other than employee benefits. Mike currently serves as President of the American College of Tax Counsel and Vice Chair of Government Relations for the Tax Section of the American Bar Association.

Michael DiFronzo

Michael A. DiFronzo serves as a Principal in the Washington National Tax Office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He served as the Business Unit Leader for International Tax in that office for 13 years. In his role, Mr. DiFronzo serves as a global resource for the firm’s international tax practice. His practice includes all aspects of international taxation, with a particular focus on international mergers, acquisitions and restructurings and the U.S. anti-deferral rules, as well the provisions of 2017’s TCJA. He also works closely with U.S. and non-U.S. based multinationals on cross-border financing, cash management and other planning issues. Finally, Mr. DiFronzo’s practice includes client support and representation before the IRS.

Before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. DiFronzo was a senior executive in the U.S. Treasury Department. He worked for the Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service as the Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (International – Technical). In that capacity, he had primary responsibility for the oversight of published guidance related to the taxation of cross-border investment and related issues. Mr. DiFronzo served in that role from 2006 - 2010.

Prior to joining the Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Mr. DiFronzo served as a partner with McDermott Will & Emery LLP in Chicago, Illinois. There he served as an international tax attorney for large U.S. and non-U.S. multinational corporations. Mr. DiFronzo’s work experience also includes the National Tax Office of Deloitte & Touche LLP and the Washington, DC office of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Mr. DiFronzo received an LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law, a J.D. from University of Montana School of Law, and a B.S. in Accounting from Montana State University. Mr. DiFronzo served on the Board of International Tax Advisors and as a guest lecturer for New York University School of Law’s graduate tax program from 1999 - 2010. Mr. DiFronzo also served on the Board of Visitors for the University of Montana School of Law from 2006 - 2011.

Mr. DiFronzo’s professional affiliations include the tax sections of the American Bar Association and the DC Bar Association, as well as the International Fiscal Association. He is the author of numerous articles on cross-border tax issues and a frequent speaker. Mr. DiFronzo is the Chair of PLI’s International Tax Program and serves on the Board for the University of Chicago Federal Tax Conference and the George Washington University-IRS International Tax Conference. Mr. DiFronzo is currently a member of the District of Columbia, Illinois, Montana and Nevada bar associations and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. He is also licensed as a CPA.

Nicole Field

Nicole Field is a principal in Ernst & Young LLP’s National Tax Department. Based in Washington, D.C., Nicole provides services related to the U.S. federal income taxation of corporations, including mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, corporate restructurings, consolidated return issues, and cross-border transactions.

Nicole served as the chair of the American Bar Association Tax Section’s Corporate Tax Committee from July 2023-June 2024. She is a frequent speaker on corporate tax matters and has served as an adjunct law professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

Prior to joining EY, Nicole was a tax attorney at the New York office of an international law firm, where she focused on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of a wide array of transactional matters. She received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

David Foster

David Foster is a partner in the Tax Disputes Practice Group in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. David advises a broad range of clients, including large corporations, private equity firms and hedge funds, partnerships, estates, exempt organizations and individuals. His practice covers a diverse range of tax issues, including BBA partnership audit and litigation procedures, energy tax credits, international tax and transfer pricing, challenges to tax-exempt status, taxation of financial products, estate and gift taxes, deferred compensation, voluntary disclosures and criminal tax.

A former Supreme Court clerk for Justice Kennedy, David has prepared briefs and argued before many of the federal courts of appeals. He obtained a rare taxpayer victory striking down a Treasury Regulation in Hewitt v. Commissioner, 21 F.4th 1336 (11th Cir. 2021).

John Hildy

John Hildy is a partner in the Chicago office of Mayer Brown LLP, where he focusses on tax controversies. For over 25 years, clients have relied on John for advice in high-value federal tax disputes. Both in the courtroom and at the administrative stages, John’s background in both accounting and law makes him uniquely positioned to address complex tax controversies that require a deep understanding of a client’s business model and financial data, such as accounting method and transfer pricing issues.

John represents clients in some of the most complex tax litigation in the country. For instance, he recently led the legal team during a three-week trial in the US Tax Court on behalf of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, in a case involving accounting methods for a guest loyalty program. Notably, he also led the team representing Boston Scientific Corporation in litigating over $4 billion of transfer pricing and related adjustments before the Tax Court.

John focuses on issue resolution at the earliest stage possible, not just on the steps of the courthouse. To that end, John works with clients to implement a broad set of alternative dispute resolution tools, including Tax Court-supervised mediation, traditional IRS Appeals and Appeals review of docketed issues, Early Referral to Appeals, Fast Track and Appeals Mediation, Pre-filing Agreements (PFAs), and Competent Authority and Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs).

Multi-national clients John has served are engaged in a wide range of industries including branded and generic pharmaceuticals, medical devices, telecommunications, heavy manufacturing, insurance and reinsurance, transportation, and hospitality, among others. John serves on the planning committee for the University of Chicago Tax Conference.

James Jennings

James Jennings is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Tax Practice Group. James represents clients in a broad range of tax matters, including private and public M&A, joint ventures, IPOs, spin-offs, restructurings, and other significant transactions. He also has substantial experience obtaining private letter rulings from the IRS, rendering opinions, and advising clients in connection with complex and/or novel tax issues.

Jamesspeaks regularly about M&A and partnership tax related topics at national tax conferences, including at the NYU Institute on Federal Taxation, the USC Tax Institute, PLI’s Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, the International Fiscal Association’s USA tax conference, and the ABA’s Philadelphia tax conference.

Jamesreceived his Juris Doctor in 2015 from the University of Virginia, where he served on the editorial board of the Virginia Tax Review. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania. James is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Karen Lohnes

Karen Lohnes is a nationally recognized expert in partnership taxation and is the Senior Partner of the PwC Passthrough Group. Prior to serving as the Senior Partner, Karen was the leader of Washington National Tax Services Mergers & Acquisitions Group and PwC Passthrough Group. She served on the PwC Board of Partners from 2014-2017.

Karen is a fully dedicated specialist in all aspects of Partnership taxation. Karen assists public and private clients with joint venture matters, including structuring domestic and cross-border M&A partnership acquisitions and disposition transactions. Karen primarily consults with the firm’s largest public multinational corporate and private equity clients. In addition to acquisition and disposition transactions, Karen consults with clients in the tax controversy area. Finally, Karen is a member of PwC’s Tax Policy Committee.

Prior to joining the legacy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Karen was a tax associate with Covington & Burling where she focused on partnership, corporate and general tax matters. She also served as a law clerk to US Tax Court Chief Judge Lapsley Hamblen, Jr. Karen is a regular speaker at national conferences including PLI, TEI, USC Tax Institute, University of Chicago Federal Tax Conference and ABA. She is a co-author of the BNA on LLCs and author of numerous articles. Mrs. Lohnes holds a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, where she graduated summa cum laude and served as Editor on the Boston University Law Review. She also holds a B.S. Accounting from Louisiana State University.

Eileen Marshall

Eileen Marshall is a tax partner at Cooley LLP based in Washington, DC. Her practice includes all aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, tax-free reorganizations, taxable and tax-free spinoffs, incorporations, and partnership formations. She also has significant experience advising on tax issues in connection with public and private equity and debt financings, restructurings and digital asset transactions.

Eileen has served as the chair of the American Bar Association Tax Section’s Corporate Tax Committee and Financial Institutions and Products Committee, and currently serves as the Vice Chair (CLE) for the Tax Section. She received a B.A. from University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

John D. McDonald

John is a registered C.P.A., a lawyer, a computer engineer, and certified Kubernetes application developer. He is currently a Managing Director at PwC, where he focuses on building applications using traditional (e.g., random forest classifiers, neural nets) and modern (e.g., llms, agents, MCP servers) artificial intelligence techniques to enhance the delivery of tax services and deploy them in the cloud. His primary languages are (in descending order): Python, Java, PhP, C++, C, and assembly.

In a prior life, John was a partner at Baker & McKenzie, LLP for many years during which he worked on effective rate reduction and M&A. He published over 100 articles on various tax matters, a few comment letters, and testified in front of the Senate Finance Committee in the lead-up to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

He also had the opportunity to work for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance in Kabul during the 2005 to 2006 timeframe on their tax law and various non-tax controversies. He helped negotiate the cancellation of Afghanistan’s debt to the former Soviet Union at the Paris Club.

John’s interests include the mathematics of AI, world history, tax and economic history, and science fiction. John would like to dedicate this article to the men and women who served in the U.S. and allied forces during that conflict, the numerous (but often overlooked) contractors who served in supporting roles, and, also, the Afghan people.

Michael Mollerus

Michael Mollerus is a partner in the Tax Department of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Michael advises U.S. and non-U.S. corporate, real estate and private equity fund clients on the tax aspects of initial public offerings, mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs, internal restructurings and other major transactions. Michael is an officer on the Corporate Tax Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation, and a member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Taxation Section, where he is a co-chair of the Section’s Spin-offs Committee.

Joshua D. Odintz

Joshua D. Odintz is a tax attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Odintz focuses on tax policy, tax controversy and tax planning matters. He is a co-leader of the Public Policy & Regulation Group's Tax Policy Team.

Mr. Odintz represents clients before the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Congress and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He assists clients in seeking legislative and regulatory changes to tax laws, as well as monitoring key legislative and regulatory developments. Significant issues include OECD Pillars One and Two, global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI), base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT), foreign-derived intangible income (FDII), foreign tax credits, debt versus equity, the deductibility of research expenses, interest limitations, mark-to-market on financial products, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Common Reporting Standard, Build Back Better Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Further, Mr. Odintz represents clients under investigation by Congress regarding tax issues.

Mr. Odintz also advises clients on domestic and international tax controversy matters at all phases, from audit and administrative appeals through litigation. He has experience handling cases involving methods of accounting, transfer pricing, Section 199, research credit, tax accounting, attorney-client privilege and work product, among others.

Mr. Odintz works with multinational businesses to structure their inbound and outbound investments, including in light of the significant changes under OECD/G20 Pillar Two.

Deborah L. Paul

Deborah L. Paul is a partner in the Tax Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz where she specializes in the tax aspects of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spinoffs and financial instruments. Ms. Paul has been the principal tax lawyer on numerous domestic and cross-border transactions, including strategic acquisitions and private equity buyouts, in a wide array of industries. Ms. Paul is a frequent speaker at Practising Law Institute and New York State Bar Association conferences on tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and related topics. She is recognized as a leading tax lawyer by Chambers USA, Super Lawyers, Lawdragon, the Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal.

Ms. Paul was the 2019 Chair of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association. She is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School teaching International Tax and has been a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School also teaching International Tax.

Ms. Paul received an A.B. from Harvard University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

Sam Pollack

Sam Pollack is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Global Tax Practice Group in Chicago. He has been advising corporations and pass-through entities on federal income tax planning and M&A matters since 2013. He routinely advises US multinationals and foreign inbounds on cross-border tax issues, including reorganizations, structuring of outbound and inbound investments, foreign tax credits, subpart F, GILTI, withholding and treaty analysis, Pillar II and cross-border partnership matters. He also has extensive experience related to mergers and acquisitions, spin-off transactions, divestitures and collaborations. Sam received his J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law and his B.A. from the Ohio State University. He is a frequent speaker on international tax topics and he has authored and co-authored a number of articles on an array of federal income tax matters. Sam also teaches the Controlled Foreign Corporations class as an adjunct professor in Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s LLM in Taxation Program.

Danielle E. Rolfes

Danielle advises clients on U.S. international tax aspects of their structures, operations, and transactions. As part of the International Tax practice, Danielle works with the group to analyze rapidly evolving cross-border business practices and tax law changes to help clients implement tax-related business decisions to have a positive impact on their tax risk profiles, global effective tax rates, and cash tax postures.​

Danielle served as an executive in the Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Policy. She joined Treasury as deputy international tax counsel and then served as the international tax counsel. As international tax counsel, Danielle led Treasury’s international tax legal staff and was the principal legal adviser to the assistant secretary (Tax Policy) and the deputy assistant secretary (International Tax Affairs) on all aspects of international tax policy, including the development and review of proposals for U.S. tax reform, the promulgation of regulations and administrative guidance regarding the U.S. taxation of cross-border income, the negotiation of tax treaties, and representing the United States in international organizations such as the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development.

Danielle was a partner at Ivins, Phillips & Barker, where she advised multinational corporations on international tax planning, controversy, and compliance matters as well as on tax accounting methods. Danielle was an accountant at Procter & Gamble. In addition to numerous articles on section 199 and on a variety of international tax topics, Danielle is the author of An Analysis of FIN 48 – Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions (Matthew Bender, 3d ed. 2009), which was intended to make the accounting for uncertain tax positions accessible to lawyers.​

Danielle received a BS in Accountancy, summa cum laude, from Wright State University, a JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and an LLM Taxation, with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center​.

Stephen Shay

Stephen Shay is the Paulus Endowment Senior Tax Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Boston College Law School. He is the IBFD Visiting Global Scholar for 2024-25.

Mr. Shay has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs in the United States Department of the Treasury and is a retired partner of Ropes & Gray LLP where he practiced international tax law for over two decades. He has been a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School and a Lecturer at Yale Law School, Oxford University (MSc. in Taxation), University of Miami School of Law, and the Leiden International Tax Institute.

Mr. Shay has served as an expert consultant to the United Nations and International Monetary Fund, and he regularly provides pro bono technical assistance to governments of low-income countries through the auspices of the International Senior Lawyers Project. He has testified as an expert on U.S. international tax law in U.S. Federal and State courts, in tax cases in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, and before tribunals in investor-state arbitrations.

Mr. Shay serves on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section, the Leadership Council of the Harvard Law School Wilmer Hale Legal Services Center, and the Amicus Committee of the American College of Tax Counsel. He is admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts.

Andrew Solomon

Andrew Solomon was elected as partner of Sullivan & Cromwell in 1992. Mr. Solomon served as the managing partner of the Firm’s Tax Group for 17 years and became Of Counsel in 2015. He has a broad-based practice, involving both tax planning and dispute resolution and coordinated the Firm’s tax practice worldwide from offices in New York and London. He writes frequently about tax policy and international taxation and is an adjunct faculty member of the University of Miami Law School.

Gary Sprague

Gary is a partner with Baker McKenzie based in Palo Alto. His practice focuses on advice to software, digital services and high-tech companies. Early involvement in international tax policy matters included serving as chair of the business representatives selected by the OECD to participate in the OECD Technical Advisory Group on Tax Treaty Characterization Issues Arising from E-Commerce. He also was appointed by the OECD to serve as the business co-chair of the Technical Advisory Group on Monitoring the Application of Existing Treaty Norms for the Taxation of Business Profits. He was the General Reporter for the subject Taxation of Income Derived from Electronic Commerce for the International Fiscal Association 2001 Congress, the General Reporter for the subject Big Data and Tax – Domestic and International Taxation of Data Driven Business for the International Fiscal Association 2022 Congress, and the co-USA Branch Reporter for the subject Taxation of Royalties and Gains from the Sale of IP for the International Fiscal Association 2026 Congress. He is a co-author of BNA Tax Management Portfolio No. 555, Federal Taxation of Software and E-Commerce. He has published over 100 articles on various U.S. and international tax topics. He serves as adjunct professor of tax law at UC College of the Law, San Francisco. Recently he was invited to testify in front of the US House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax regarding the proposed Pillar 1 revisions to the international tax framework.

Gary focuses his practice on international corporate tax planning and advice, tax controversies and tax issues affecting software, high technology and digital enterprise companies.

Steven M. Surdell

Steven M. Surdell is a Tax Executive at Tesla, Inc. Prior to joining Tesla Mr. Surdell was a Principal in the National Office of Ernst & Young where he led the Global Mergers and Acquisitions practice. Before joining EY Mr. Surdell was a Partner at Baker & McKenzie where he advised clients on cross border mergers and acquisitions as well as on international tax planning in general. Mr. Surdell has also been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Mr. Surdell is a former member of the Planning Committee of the University of Chicago Law School Federal Tax Conference and has been a frequent writer and speaker on a variety of international tax topics. His authorship includes a number of articles published in connection with the Federal Tax Conference including the following: Surdell, Inversions 2014—Self Help International Tax Reform for US Multinationals, 92 Taxes 63 (2014); and Surdell and Pencak, Applying Domestic Subchapter C Rules in International Corporate Transactions, 87 Taxes 29 (2009).

Joseph J. Thorndike

Joseph J. Thorndike is director of the Tax History Project at Tax Analysts and a contributing editor for Tax Notes Federal magazine. He writes a regular column for Tax Notes, providing historical context for contemporary policy debates. As a nationally recognized expert on the history of U.S. taxation, he has also written frequently for general interest publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, The New York Daily News, and Forbes.com.

Thorndike is the author of numerous academic books and articles. He is the author of Their Fair Share: Taxing the Rich in the Age of FDR, the coauthor (with Steven A. Bank and Kirk J. Stark) of War and Taxes, and the co-editor (with Dennis J. Ventry, Jr.) of Tax Justice: The Ongoing Debate. His articles have appeared in a wide array of academic journals, including the Tax Law Review, Law and Contemporary Problems, the Law and Society Review, the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, and the American University Administrative Law Review.

In his writing, Thorndike has explored a wide array of specific issues, including: the origins of the federal income tax, the creation and development of the Internal Revenue Service, the role of tax revolts in shaping public policy, the contested meaning of tax fairness, the evolution of U.S. tariff policy, and the foundational importance of fiscal citizenship in American political history.

Thorndike‘s current projects include “Other People’s Taxes: Avoidance, Evasion, and the Rise of Progressive Taxation” and “1500 Pennsylvania,” a history of the U.S. Treasury Department.

Thorndike has a BA in history from Williams College and an MA and PhD in history from the University of Virginia.