Robert Misey
Work Experience
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., 1999 to present
Shareholder, Tax Department – business and tax planning and tax controversies
Chair, International Department – responsible for firm’s global legal services
Best Lawyers in America, 2006 to 2021
Led Milwaukee delegation on a trade mission to Prague, 2008
Deloitte & Touche - 1996 to 1999
Senior Manager in the Tax Department, Nashville, TN; Practice Director of
International Taxation for the Mid-South Region
IRS Chief Counsel - 1987 to 1996
Trial Attorney in Washington DC, San Jose, CA, and Nashville, TN
Tried twenty-three cases before the U.S. Tax Court
Athletes and Entertainers Industry Specialization Program team
Teaching
University of Wisconsin, Lecturer at the School of Business and the Law School,
2013 to present; teach International Taxation; Accounting for Lawyers: Tax
Research and Administrative Procedure; and Taxation: Concepts for Business and
Personal Planning; member of the Curriculum Committee
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Adjunct Faculty at the Lubar School of Business,
2003 through 2015: taught International Taxation and Taxes & Business Strategy
University of Alabama, School of Law, Adjunct Faculty in on-line LL.M. program,
2012 to present; teach International Taxation
Marquette University, School of Law, Adjunct Faculty, 2019 to 2021; teach Corporate
Taxation
Books Authored
Textbook, A Practical Guide to U.S. Taxation of International Transactions, updated
with a new edition biennially, twelfth edition in 2020
Textbook, Federal Taxation: Practice and Procedure, updated with a new edition
biennially, thirteenth edition in 2019
The International Tax Provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, published
by CCH
Education
Georgetown University
LL.M. in Taxation - 1991
Honor Ten
Vanderbilt University
J.D., M.B.A. - 1987
M.B.A. concentration in Corporate Finance
Classes in International Law at Emmanuel College in
Cambridge, England
University of Kentucky
B.A. - 1983
Phi Beta Kappa
Outstanding Senior in Economics
Public Service
Wisconsin Accounting Examining Board, appointed by the Governor, 2019 to present
Education Credential Evaluators, Board of Directors, 2009 to 2014
Lake Park Friends, Board of Directors, 2003 to 2009
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, preparer at numerous sites, 1986 to 2002
Professional Affiliations
Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure, Advisory Board, 2016 to present
President, Wisconsin Tax Club, 2017 to present
American Bar Association, International Section – Tax Committee (Chair, 2016 to 2020,
Senior Counsel, 2021 to present), Ethics Committee (Member, 2018 to present);
Diversity Committee (2016 to present).
Bar memberships: California, Wisconsin, Kentucky, and the District of Columbia
Law School Journal Articles
An Unsatisfactory Response to the International Problem of Thin Capitalization: Can
Regulations Save the Earnings Stripping Provision?, published by UC-Berkeley's
International Tax & Business Lawyer (1991)
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Simplifying International Jurisdiction for United States Transfer Taxes: Retain
Citizenship and Replace Domicile with the Green Card Test, Marquette Law
Review (1992)
Free Speech at the Ballpark? Major League Baseball Violates the First Amendment,
George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal (1993)
Book Chapters
Global Tax Issues, Horse Owners & Breeders Tax Handbook, published by the American
Horse Council, 2020
International Tax Provisions, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Law, Explanation & Analysis, 2018
Foreclosing a Mortgage on Real Estate, Wisconsin Attorney’s Desk Reference, updated
annually, 2005 to present
Foreclosing a Land Contract, Wisconsin Attorney’s Desk Reference, updated annually,
2005 to present
Other Articles
Column Global View, published quarterly by the Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure
from 2015 to present
A Primer on The Deduction for Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, 99 Taxes 45 (2021)
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Dollars, Even to Student-Athletes: An Analysis of the
NCAA’s Recommendations for Name, Image, and Likeness Income, 36
Entertainment and Sports Lawyer 72 (2020)
Tax Issues Foreign Acquirers Must Know When Purchasing Shares of a U.S. Company
98 Taxes: The Tax Magazine 49 (2020)
A Primer on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income: Even The Innocent Are GILTI, 98
Taxes 43 (2020)
U.S. Tax Issues for Foreign Acquirers of U.S. Companies, Business Law International of
the International Bar Association - London (2017)
IC-DISCs: Structuring to Maximize Tax Benefits, 94 Taxes 57 (2016)
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Beyond Information Document Requests: Tools the IRS Uses to Obtain Information from
Foreign Countries, 16 J. Tax Prac. & Proc. 4 (2015)
Tax-Advantaged Transfer Pricing for Intellectual Property, Executive Counsel (2013)
How to Achieve Tax Savings on Exported Manufactured Products, Business Journal –
Milwaukee’s Mergers and Acquisitions Supplement (2010)
U.S. Tax Issues for Companies Conducting Business in China, 85 Taxes 51 (2007)
Tax-Advantaged Planning for Closely Held Exporters – Return of the IC-DISC, 6 J.
Tax’n Global Trans. 43 (2006)
An International Tax Review: The U.S.-Based Multinational’s Annual Checkup, 80
Taxes 31 (2002)
Tax Relief for Foreign Athletes and Entertainers through Central Withholding
Agreements, 18 Ent. & Sports Lawyer, 1 (2001)
International Tax Issues for Real Estate Holdings, 29 Real Estate Law Journal 99 (2000)
A Primer on Transfer Pricing, 77 Taxes 43 (1999)
Taxation of Intellectual Property in the United States, 9 Int. Tax Rev. 17 (1998)
Op-Ed Articles
Consider Tax Reform by Reducing Regulations, published by The Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel, February 28, 2017
Don’t Worry: Johnson Controls Will Still Pay U.S. Taxes, published by The Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, January 30, 2016
Personal Information
231 West Woodlyn Drive, Mequon, WI 53092
rjmisey@wisc.edu; 414-550-3270 (mobile)
Health: excellent
Hobbies: Squash, chess, and acting
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