Graduate Program in Taxation

Adjunct Faculty

Christopher W. Boyett
B.S., University of Florida; J.D., University of Florida; LL.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law
Admitted: Florida

Mr. Boyett is a partner in Holland & Knight in Miami, where he practices in trusts and estates planning and litigation. He is active in the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar and services on its Probate Law Committee. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

http://www.hklaw.com/Biographies/Bio.asp?ID=39323

Brent Klein
B.A., Pomona College; J.D., cum laude, Arizona State University; LL.M. in Taxation, University of Miami
Admitted: Florida, Arizona

Mr. Klein is an attorney with Ruden McClosky in Miami. Certified as a tax lawyer by the Florida Bar Board of Certification, he practices in the areas of general tax, corporate, commercial and business matters, including estate planning, acquisitions, mergers and real estate transactions.

http://www.ruden.com/attorneys/bio.asp?id=262&nsr=klein

William H. Newton, III
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; J.D., Southern Methodist University
Admitted: Florida

Mr. Newton is a counselor and advisor to law firms, accounting firms, and international trust companies regarding international tax and estate planning matters. His is the author of the treatise INTERNATIONAL INCOME TAX AND ESTATE PLANNING, as well a numerous articles on international tax and estate planning matters.

http://www.worldwidelaw.com/main/attorney_cv/newton.html

Jeffrey L. Rubinger
B.S., University of Florida; M.A. University of Florida; J.D. with honors, University of Florida Law School; LL.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law
Admitted: Florida

Mr. Rubinger is a tax partner in the Fort Lauderdale office of Holland and Knight, where he structures tax efficient financial products, designs and implements tax efficient financing structures for non-U.S. investors and outbound investments for U.S. taxpayers investing in non-U.S. jurisdictions.

William Sherman
B.A., cum laude, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York; J.D., cum laude, Brooklyn Law School (editor of Law Review); LL.M. in Taxation, New York University Law School
Admitted: New York, Florida

Mr. Sherman is a partner in Holland & Knight and heads the firm’s International Tax Practice Group. His practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, representing U.S. interests abroad and foreign interests in the United States as well as executive compensation. He is active in the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar, the World Trade Institute and the International Tax Institute.

http://www.hklaw.com/Biographies/Bio.asp?ID=12532

Charles E. Stiver, Jr.
B.A., with distinction, Stanford University; J.D., Stanford Law School (editor of Law Review); LL.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law
Admitted: Florida; New York

Mr. Stiver heads the corporate and international tax practice in the Miami office of Greenberg Traurig, where his practice includes most areas of tax law, with special emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, international tax, and capital market transactions. Before coming to Miami, he practiced in New York at Davis Polk & Wardell and at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCoy.

http://www.gtlaw.com/biographies/biography.asp?id=1781

Andrew M. Tiktin
B.S.M., cum laude, Tulane University; J.D., with honors, University of Florida Law School; LL.M. in Taxation, University of Miami Law School
Admitted: Florida, Texas

Mr. Tiktin is the Associate Area Counsel with the Internal Revenue Service, Large and Mid-Size Business Division handling South and Central Florida. He has litigated numerous cases before the United States Tax Court and Bankruptcy Court. He handles some of the largest tax controversies in Florida on behalf of the Service. Mr. Tiktin has been consistently recognized as a Top Government Attorney in the South Florida Legal Guide and has served as a guest lecturer at many bar conferences in the United States and abroad.