Robb helps multinational companies with significant operations in the United States manage their international tax position.
Robb routinely advises clients in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, restructurings and finance company arrangements to achieve desired business objectives in the most tax-efficient manner. He assists clients in navigating the rapidly changing maze of international tax rules and regulations that apply to multinational businesses, and provides advice on the implications of international tax reform and the global response to the evolving international tax system, including addressing the impact of U.S. legislation and laws that implement initiatives of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and other multinational organizations.
With more than 20 years of experience, Robb counsels corporations in all aspects of structuring, negotiating, documenting and reporting cross-border transactions, and he has represented taxpayers in complex tax audit and litigation matters.
Robb regularly advises clients on tax issues relating to domestic and foreign public and private debt offerings, synthetic and hybrid instruments, foreign currency transactions, swaps and derivatives, hedging transactions, and other complex financial products and transactions. He works with clients across all industries, including manufacturing, retail, e-commerce, technology, communications and professional services.
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- Advised Intel Corporation on $11 billion joint venture with Apollo for its chip manufacturing plant in Ireland.
- Advised Philip Morris in Colombian tobacco acquisition.
- Acts as special tax counsel to PMI in debt offerings worth an aggregate $1.25 billion.
- Acted as tax counsel for 3M in $1.2 billion Aearo acquisition.
- Served as Altria's tax counsel in Miller Brewing sale.
- Tax and Artificial Intelligence Webinar Roundtable, March 18, 2026, Eversheds Sutherland webinar
- International Administrative Priorities, March 5, 2026, Eversheds Sutherland Developments in Tax Administration, Controversy and Enforcement (ACE) Seminar
- From the Hill, September 24, 2025, TEI Orange County Chapter Federal Tax Program
- Legislative Update, September 11, 2025, Eversheds Sutherland Developments in Tax Administration, Controversy and Enforcement (ACE) Seminar
- Breaking down the One Big Beautiful Act and its key international tax provisions, July 30, 2025, Eversheds Sutherland OB3 Webinar Series
- Federal Tax Legislative and Regulatory Update, June 25, 2025, TEI San Francisco Chapter MCLE/CLE Program
- Current Topics in International Taxation – Pillar 2 and Beyond, June 2, 2025, TEI Region 2 Tax Forum
- What to Expect in the Current Administration, June 2, 2025, TEI Region 2 Tax Forum
- Legislative Developments, May 12, 2025, TEI Nashville Chapter Spring Tax Seminar
- Navigating Trade / Tariffs / Executive Order Developments and Related Tax Planning Opportunities and Considerations, May 7, 2025, IFA West Coast International Tax Day
- Legislative Update, May 1, 2025, Eversheds Sutherland Developments in Tax Administration, Controversy and Enforcement (ACE) Seminar
- Regulatory Download: Understanding the DCL/DPL Rules and the Final and Proposed Cloud Transaction Regulations, April 24, 2025, TEI Silicon Valley Chapter Spring Federal Tax Update
- Legislative Update & Tariff Considerations, April 24, 2025, TEI Silicon Valley Chapter Spring Federal Tax Update
- The Second Trump Administration: Tax, Trade, Tariffs and Geopolitical Shifts, April 2, 2025, ACC San Francisco Bay Area and ACC Southern California Chapters – The First 100 Days: Legal Implications Under the Trump Administration
- International Tax Regulatory Update: Final DCL/DPL, 987, and Cloud Regulations, March 17, 2025, TEI 75th Midyear Conference
- The International Perspective: The Intersection of Tax and Trade under a New Administration, February 26, 2025, TEI Philadelphia Chapter Tax Seminar
- U.S. International Tax Landscape in a New Administration, February 11, 2025, TEI Houston Chapter Tax School
- What’s on the horizon: A discussion of the tax implications of recent US and UK elections, February 4, 2025, Eversheds Sutherland webcast
- The International Perspective: The Intersection of Tax and Trade under a New Administration, January 29, 2025, Eversheds Sutherland Post-Election Webinar Series
- Tax Policy and the Election: Understanding the Practical Implications, November 20, 2024, Eversheds Sutherland webcast
- The Ever-Changing Tax Landscape, Part 1 | State of the Union: Prospects for U.S. Tax Reform and Considerations for Business, November 7, 2024, Eversheds Sutherland Philly Tax Day Year-End Seminar
- Where is the Guidance and Is It Binding? Loper and Other News, November 4, 2024, 40th Annual TEI-SJSU High Tech Tax Institute
- The Continuing Evolution of the International Tax Landscape, September 24, 2024, Eversheds Sutherland US Tax Roundtable for Lloyd’s Members
- US International Tax Update, May 9, 2024, TEI Atlanta Chapter – International Tax Committee Meeting
- Corporate Tax Legislative and Regulatory Update, April 3, 2024, TEI – Silicon Valley Chapter Spring Federal Update and Hot Topics
- Tax Considerations in M&A and Developing Markets, April 3, 2024, TEI – Silicon Valley Chapter Spring Federal Update and Hot Topics
- The Foreign Tax Credit: Latest Guidance, March 18, 2024, TEI Midyear Conference
- Managing Permanent Establishment and Achieving Substance, February 27, 2024, TEI Houston Tax School
- State tax provision chaos, January 24, 2024, TEI NY Chapter webcast
- International Tax: The Ever-Changing Landscape, November 2, 2023, Philly Tax Day
- Emerging Company Expansion Tips and Traps, October 24, 2023, TEI Annual
- More Moore Ways to Tax, October 18, 2023, COST 54th Annual Conference
- Corporate Tax Legislative and Regulatory Update, September 22, 2023, TEI New England
- Pillar 2: US Corporate Minimum Tax vs. Pillar 2 Minimum Tax; UTPR, Safe Harbors; Tax Incentives/Credits and ETR; Standard Tax Return; Share Based Compensation, May 18, 2023, 12th Annual Pac Rim Tax Conference
- International (BEPS - Pillar 2) Operational Challenges, May 8, 2023, TEI Region 9 Conference
- Emerging Consensus or End of the Road? The OECD’s Inclusive Framework and Implications for U.S. Multinationals, March 23, 2023, Federal/International Tax Day
- Panel 4: Character and Source for the 21st Century, March 23, 2023, Federal/International Tax Day
- Taxes and IP Issues, March 16, 2023, IPOwners Summit
- New Nimble Global Business: Tax Considerations for Global Operations, November 16, 2022, Philly Tax Day
- ESG and Fulfilling Your Green Pledges: Energy Tax Credits and Monetization Strategies, November 16, 2022, Philly Tax Day
- Inter-government Cooperation MAP, APA, Covid Payments, MLI, FTA JISTIC Round Table Discussion, May 16, 2022, Pacific Rim Tax Conference
- An Update on International Tax Policy, April 6, 2022, Law360 Tax Authority Webinar
- Federal Tax Implications of International Tax Reforms: OECD’s Two Pillars at Home, March 16, 2022, TEI Silicon Valley Federal Tax Days
- Domestic M&A Considerations, February 17, 2022, UW TEI
- Accounting for Income Taxes, November 18, 2021, TEI Northeastern Wisconsin Chapter
- Review of US Corporate Tax Legislation and the Interaction with OECD Efforts, November 4, 2021, TEI Chicago
- U.S. International Tax Controversies: Procedural and Substantive Developments, October 25, 2021, 76th TEI Annual Conference
- Pillars I and II: Transfer Pricing and Hard to Value Intangibles (HTVI), September 9, 2021, Pacific Rim Tax Conference
- Legal and Tax Considerations in Internal Restructurings, May 20, 2021, ACC San Francisco webcast
- Tax Authority 2.0, April 29, 2021, Law360
- Changes for Companies with non-US Operations, April 28, 2021, The Made in America Tax Plan series
- The Made in America Tax Plan Series, April 21, 22 and 28, 2021
- Digital Tax in the Mid-Atlantic, March 15, 2021, TEI Mid-Atlantic webinar series
- The Federal Tax Forecast and Implications for M&A, March 10, 2021, TEI NY
- Federal Tax Considerations in Day-to-Day Transactions, March 18, 2021, TEI Silicon Valley
- Significant Developments in the Final TCJA Regulations, March 17, 2021, TEI Silicon Valley
- TEI Mid-Atlantic Webcast Series, March 15-16, 2021
- Digital Economy and an Update on OECD Initiatives, February 18, 2021, TEI/UW Annual Tax Forum
- Zeros and Ones in 2021: Next Moves in the Digital Tax Debate, January 6, 2021, Eversheds Sutherland January Outlook webcast series
- Navigating a Perfect Storm: Tax Policy & Practice in the Age of COVID-19, October 26-28, 2020, TEI’s 75th Annual Conference
- The Future of USTax: Presidential Proposals and Tax Legislative Outlook, September 3, 2020, TEI
- DAC 6 Domestically, September 2, 2020, TEI
- Remote Work, July 30, 2020, TEI
- Federal Tax Update – Remote Control, June 18, 2020, TEI Seattle Tax Seminar
- Final and Proposed Section 59A Regulations, December 4, 2019, FBA Holiday BEAT
- Tax, Trade, Tariffs, and the Supply Chain, November 21, 2019, Philly CPE Day
- Brexit and emerging trends in the EU, November 21, 2019, Philly CPE Day
- Methods to the Madness, November 19, 2019, TEI Portland Chapter Seminar
- The New Worldwide Territoriality, November 19, 2019, TEI Portland Chapter Seminar
- M&A Strategies, November 5, 2019, ACC Seattle
- Managing International Tax Audit and Controversy in the Information Age, September 23, 2019, AICPA & CIMA US Tax Update
- The effects of digital taxation on tax certainty, September 19, 2019, ITR Digital Taxation Conference
- Decisions, Decisions: Tax Reform State Income Tax Filing Issues, June 25, 2019, TEI Silicon Valley Federal Tax Day
- Here Come the Locals – Increase in Aggressiveness of Local Taxing Authorities, June 25, 2019, TEI Silicon Valley Federal Tax Day
- A Deep Dive Into the Mechanics of GILTI, FDII and BEAT, June 25, 2019, TEI Silicon Valley Federal Tax Day
- The Next Chapter in Transfer Pricing, June 4, 2019, TEI SALT Day
- How the TCJA Has Changed the International Tax Regime: Then and Now, May 14, 2019, Nashville TEI Spring Seminar
- Eversheds Sutherland Year-End Tax Seminar – Navigating the Changing World of Tax, November 14, 2018
- Eversheds Sutherland Seattle CPE Day – Navigating the Changing World of Tax, November 6-7, 2018
- Panel regarding Section 951A of the Internal Revenue Code, October 17, 2018, FBA Section on Taxation Breakfast
- US Tax Reform Conference 2018, September 17, 2018, AICPA and CIMA
- Federal Tax Day, June 26, 2018, Tax Executives Institute (TEI)
- 2018 TEI Region II Tax Forum, June 4-5, 2018
- State and Local Tax Day, May 15, 2018, Tax Executives Institute (TEI) Denver Chapter
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the areas of international tax (2011, 2016-2025); US taxes: non-contentious (2018-2020, 2022-2025); US taxes: contentious (2022-2025) and domestic tax (2015)
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States as a “Leading Partner” in the area international tax (2025)
- Selected for inclusion in Washington DC, Super Lawyers® (2013-2015)
- Named among Washington DC’s “40 Under 40” by Legal Times magazine (2009)
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, District of Columbia Bar
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- J.D., with honors, George Washington University Law School,
George Washington Law Review
- B.S., University of Utah