Adam M. Katz
Adam M. Katz is a tax partner at PwC, with over 30 years of
experience assisting US and foreign-based multinationals with
corporate international tax planning and transfer pricing,
including three years on assignment as US tax senior manager
in London. Adam is a founding partner of PwC's financial
services industry transfer pricing practice, having served as
global leader for over 12 years. In addition to his current role
as leader of this practice for the Americas, Adam coordinates
transfer pricing and related international taxation policy (e.g.,
monitoring and commenting on OECD projects) on behalf of
PwC’s global transfer pricing tax practice.
Adam has extensive experience in a variety of corporate and
international tax areas, and on related accounting issues. His
work includes global tax planning, corporate structuring and tax
controversy and dispute resolution matters in the cross-border
context, such as representation before the IRS and other taxing
authorities.
Adam earned his LL.M in Taxation from New York University
School of Law, his Juris Doctorate from The American
University, Washington College of Law, and his Bachelor of Arts
in Accounting from Rutgers University. Adam is a member of
the New York and New Jersey bars and is a Certified Public
Accountant in New York and Maryland.
Adam is certified through the Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB) Bridge Program, which confers
AACSB accreditation for practioner faculty to serve in an
academic position.
Adam frequently lectures on international taxation and transfer
pricing topics in academia (Baruch/CUNY MBA Program; Seton
Hall University Law Center), in PwC’s Learning and Education
Program and at numerous outside professional conferences,
and has been awarded several “Star Awards” by the
Bloomberg/BNA CITE program. Since 2005, Adam has received
annual mention in the International Tax Review’s Guide to the
World’s Leading Tax Advisors as a “Top 10” Advisor in the
Eastern United States region.
Adam resides in Montclair, New Jersey with his wife Yvonne,
their 16 year old twin sons Ben and Oliver, and their miniature
schnauzers Bella and Filey. In his free time, Adam is a clarinet
and tenor saxophone player and, together with his son Ben, is a
member of a local north-Jersey community band. Adam is an
expert skier and enjoys many outdoor activities such as fishing,
hiking and biking once ski season ends. Adam is an avid ice
hockey fan and is a season ticket holder with the New Jersey
Devils.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York
(646) 471-3215
adam.katz@us.pwc.com
June 2015