Kristin E. Konschnik
Office Information
She is technically excellent and a very cool customer under pressure. She’s my go-to US tax adviser in London and I am very happy to recommend her.. – Citywealth 2014
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2003
- Connecticut, 2002
Distinctions
- Citywealth, Leaders List, 2012-2014, 2016
- Chambers Global, Foreign Expert, 2013-2015
- Powerwomen, Leaders List, 2014
Education & Honors
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2002
- Texas International Law Journal
- Volunteer, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance IRS program
- University of Virginia, B.A., East Asian Studies, 1994
Experience
- Kristin advises individuals and their companies on US and international transactional tax matters, including cross-border sales and acquisitions, intellectual property structuring, hedge and private equity funds, and tax-efficient US inbound and outbound business and investments. She also regularly advises on foreign tax credit and treaty planning.
- Kristin frequently works with founders, investors and management on a range of US tax issues, including compensation matters, in private equity buyout and rollover transactions.
- Kristin helps clients consider tax-efficient giving, including through personal philanthropic vehicles, and advises clients on creating and operating US tax-exempt 'public charities' and 'private foundations' under US Section 501(c)(3).
- Kristin also advises clients on tax-efficient cross-border charitable giving, including through the use of US ‘friends of’ organizations and ‘dual qualified’ charities.
- Kristin represents and advocates for clients before the US Internal Revenue Service in a variety of matters, and advises on compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS).
In the News
- Butler Snow Named Runner-Up for International Law Firm of the Year – USA in Citywealth Magazine’s 2018 Magic Circle Awards
- Kristin Konschink headlines 2018 Stanbic Wealth and Investment Seminar - Ghana Web
- Meghan Markle’s U.S. citizenship could cause tax headaches for British royal family - The Washington Post
- Konschnik Joins Butler Snow - Mississippi Business Journal
- Kristin E. Konschnik Joins Butler Snow in London
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Co-Author, "GILTI Until Proven Innocent: Down the Rabbit Hole of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income," Tax Notes International, May 21, 2018.
- Co-Chair, “The Aftermath of Voluntary Disclosure Programs: Welcome to the Real Word,” IBA The New Era of Taxation Conference, Buenos Aires, November 30, 2017.
- Author, "The Revitalization of Foreign-to- Foreign F Reorganizations Under U.S. Law," Tax Notes International, Volume 88, No. 6, November 6, 2017.
- Speaker and Panelist, “Investing in Startup Companies: Tax Planning for the Founders, VCs and Employees,” IBA/ABA 17th Annual Tax Planning Strategies – US and Europe Conference, Barcelona, April 7, 2017.
- Co-chair and speaker, “Tax Transparency and country-by-country reporting: is this the future?,” International Bar Association conference, November 17, 2016
- Author, “The OECD and BEPS – A sea change in international tax,” Offshore Investment Magazine, July/August 2016.
- Speaker, “Hot Topics & International Tax Developments in US & EU,” International Tax Review Asia Tax forum, Singapore, May 4, 2016.
- Author, “Proposed US model tax treaty changes – further limiting treaty qualification?,” Withers Global Tax Report, February 2016.
- Co-Author, “Proposed US Model Income Tax Treaty revisions seeing to close ’loopholes’,” Financial Instruments Tax and Accounting Review, September 2015. More...
- Author, “Should transatlantic share options be this taxing,” Financial Times, May 29, 2015.
- Speaker, “Foreign Investment in US Real Estate,” IBA Annual Conference, Tokyo, October 22, 2014.
- Speaker, “Transparency and enhanced mutual assistance in tax matters: is the tax environment really changing?,” IBA Young Lawyers Conference, Paris, November 22, 2013.
- Author, “Report on E-Commerce – a modern approach to taxation,” Conference Report on the Annual Conference of the International Bar Association, Boston, October 2013.
- Author, “Limitations of Benefits Clauses in US Tax Treaties,” Global Tax Weekly, September 2013.