Michael Lebovitz is USCIB’s Senior Vice President, International Tax Policy. Lebovitz has a distinguished 40-year career across global law firms and Big Four accounting platforms, with extensive experience in both the United States and Europe. He has led international tax projects and teams in more than 100 countries and is widely recognized as a speaker and author on cutting-edge global tax issues. Before joining USCIB, Lebovitz served as an International Tax Partner at Eversheds Sutherland.
In addition to his long-standing engagement with USCIB’s Tax Committee and Business at OECD (BIAC) Tax and Economic Development Committee, Lebovitz is active in numerous professional organizations, including the International Fiscal Association, where he is a member of the Executive Committee, the International Senior Lawyers Project and the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Tax Committee. He also serves on several boards, including as a trustee of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a governing board member of Chadwick International School in Songdo, South Korea, and as Deputy Chair of Shakespeare’s Globe USA, the US affiliate of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London.
Lebovitz holds a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Science in Business/Accounting from California State University, Long Beach. Lebovitz is a member of the State Bar of California, a solicitor under the laws of England and Wales and a California certified public accountant.
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Lebovitz Quoted in Bloomberg Daily Tax Report on US Business Concerns over Global Minimum Tax Adoption | Michael Lebovitz, Senior Vice President, International Tax at USCIB, provided his expertise in a Bloomberg Daily Tax Report article, US Companies Fear Fallout From Global Minimum Tax Cliff Edge, published October 13. In the article, Lebovitz noted that “Countries often have a defined schedule when they can enact legislation. Business[...]
USCIB Hosts Tax and Customs Committee Meetings in Minneapolis | USCIB convened a Tax Committee meeting on October 8, hosted by USCIB member General Mills at the company’s Minneapolis headquarters.
Lebovitz Quoted in Bloomberg Law on EU’s Tax Legislation | Michael Lebovitz, Senior Vice President, International Tax at USCIB, provided his expertise in a Bloomberg Law article, EU Debates Locking US Companies Out of Corporate Tax Streamline, published on September 29. In the article, Lebovitz notes that not providing US ultimate parent entities an exemption creates “unnecessary compliance and a[...]
Tax Notes Features USCIB Letter to OECD | Tax Notes highlighted USCIB’s August 12 letter to the OECD on proposed changes to the OECD’s model rules on digital platforms. The article, “Groups Push for Clearer OECD Digital Platform Changes,” is available here with a subscription to Tax Notes.