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Paul A. Sczudlo

Withersworldwide
  • Recognized Since:
    2006
  • Recognized in:
    Tax Law
    Trusts and Estates
  • Law School:
    Harvard University
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://www.withersworldwide.c...
  • Website:
    https://www.withersworldwide.c...
  • Location:
    10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 1400
    Los Angeles, CA 90067

Paul is of counsel in the private client and tax team at Withers Bergman LLP. He has over 35 years’ experience focused on global planning matters. Paul is widely recognized for his practice in cross-border and entertainment tax planning. His clients have ranged broadly from high-net-worth individuals; foreign investors in U.S. real estate and other U.S.-situated assets; Americans with offshore investments, acquisitions and business activities; and actors, musicians, writers, producers, directors and agents; to film production and distribution companies; public and closely-held businesses; and financial institutions.

Paul’s practice emphasizes international income tax, international estate and gift tax, and entertainment tax planning; international estate administration; international wealth transfer planning; other international planning for high-net-worth individuals; inbound planning for businesses seeking to set up, acquire or dispose of, manufacturing, distribution, licensing or other operations in the United States; outbound planning for U.S. businesses establishing or acquiring foreign operations; international tax withholding; and cross-border tax reporting, compliance and controversy issues.

His practice includes U.S. real estate transactions involving foreign parties; international film production and distribution; United States and California withholding tax issues with respect to non-U.S. individuals, corporations and other foreign entities; planning for executives and other foreign individuals moving to or from the United States; income and estate tax planning for U.S. citizens moving abroad, with or without terminating their U.S. citizenship; and structuring for, and assisting with, the organization of, foreign corporations, foreign limited liability companies, foreign trusts and other foreign entities.

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Lawyer Bio

Paul is of counsel in the private client and tax team at Withers Bergman LLP. He has over 35 years’ experience focused on global planning matters. Paul is widely recognized for his practice in cross-border and entertainment tax planning. His clients have ranged broadly from high-net-worth individuals; foreign investors in U.S. real estate and other U.S.-situated assets; Americans with offshore investments, acquisitions and business activities; and actors, musicians, writers, producers, directors and agents; to film production and distribution companies; public and closely-held businesses; and financial institutions.

Paul’s practice emphasizes international income tax, international estate and gift tax, and entertainment tax planning; international estate administration; international wealth transfer planning; other international planning for high-net-worth individuals; inbound planning for businesses seeking to set up, acquire or dispose of, manufacturing, distribution, licensing or other operations in the United States; outbound planning for U.S. businesses establishing or acquiring foreign operations; international tax withholding; and cross-border tax reporting, compliance and controversy issues.

His practice includes U.S. real estate transactions involving foreign parties; international film production and distribution; United States and California withholding tax issues with respect to non-U.S. individuals, corporations and other foreign entities; planning for executives and other foreign individuals moving to or from the United States; income and estate tax planning for U.S. citizens moving abroad, with or without terminating their U.S. citizenship; and structuring for, and assisting with, the organization of, foreign corporations, foreign limited liability companies, foreign trusts and other foreign entities.

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Education:

  • Harvard University , 3L Exchange Program
  • University of California - Berkeley, J.D.
  • Yale University, B.A.

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
 

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Withersworldwide
https://www.withersworldwide.c...
 
Headquarters
430 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10022-3505
212-848-9800
15 Office Locations
in 6 Countries

Italy

Italy

Milan, Italy

Via Durini 18

Milan 20122

Italy

39 02 882141

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Padua, Italy

Corso Milano 18

Padua 35139

Italy

39 49 65311

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Japan

Japan

Tokyo, Japan

21F, JA Building

1-3-1 Otemachi

CHIYODA-KU

Tokyo 100-6821

Japan

81 3 6810 2560

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Singapore

Singapore

Singapore, Singapore

80 Raffles Place

#25-01 UOB Plaza 1

Singapore 048624

Singapore

65 6535 6844

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Switzerland

Switzerland

Genève, Switzerland

63 rue du Rhône

Genève 1204

Switzerland

41 22 593 7777

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United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Cambridge, United Kingdom

CB1 Business Centre

20 Station Road

Cambridge CB1 2JD

United Kingdom

44 1223 675 060

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London, United Kingdom

20 Old Bailey

London EC4M 7AN

United Kingdom

44 20 7597 6000

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United States

United States

California

California

Los Angeles, CA

10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 1400

Los Angeles, CA 90067

United States

310-277-9930

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Rancho Santa Fe, CA

6050 El Tordo

P.O. Box 2329

Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067

United States

858-756-4410

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San Diego, CA

101 West Broadway, Suite 1000

San Diego, CA 92101

United States

619-564-6170

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San Francisco, CA

505 Sansome Street, Second Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

United States

415-872-3200

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Connecticut

Connecticut

Greenwich, CT

1700 East Putnam Avenue, Suite 400

Greenwich, CT 06870-1366

United States

203-302-4100

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New Haven, CT

157 Church Street, 12th Floor

New Haven, CT 06510-2100

United States

203-789-1320

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Texas

Texas

Houston, TX

700 Milam Street, Suite 1300

Houston, TX 77002

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