More than 35 years of experience in tax-efficient planning for mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and private equity transactions.
Prior experience as Group Chief in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) National Office.

Michael Kliegman joined Akin after a long career as a partner in the New York Mergers & Acquisitions group at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). There, he specialized in due diligence, structuring business acquisitions and reorganizations. Prior to joining PwC, Michael worked at a law firm in Washington, D.C., concentrating on structuring leveraged buyout transactions.

Before entering private law practice, Michael spent several years in the IRS National Office, including as Group Chief, where he issued rulings on corporate acquisitions, reorganizations, bankruptcy and spinoffs.

Education
J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1978
M.T., Georgetown University, 1983
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, cum laude, 1975

Bar Admissions
New York

Affiliations and Public Service

Adjunct professor, Fordham University Graduate School of Business, 2015 to present.
Adjunct professor, New York Law School, 2011 to present.
Chair, ABA Section of Business Law, Taxation Committee, 2012 to 2015.
Member, Committee on Corporate Tax, ABA Section of Taxation.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2015 to present.
Member, Committee on Reorganizations, New York State Bar Association, 1988 to present.
Member, Advisory Board, Bloomberg Tax Corporate Advisory Board, 2015 to present.
Trustee, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 2008 to present.
Member, National Council, AIPAC, 2012 to present.

Speeches and Publications

Panelist, “Tax Reform for Business Lawyers - One Year Later,” ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Vancouver, BC, March 2019
Chair and Presenter, “Contingent Liabilities in Merger and Acquisition Transactions,” Bloomberg BNA U.S. Taxation of Mergers & Acquisitions Conference, December 2015.
“Tax Implications of Debt Restructuring, Troubled Portfolios, and Structuring New Deals,” Financial Research Associates Private Investment Funds Tax Master Class, May 2013.