James R. Shorter, Jr. has over 30 years of experience specializing in a wide range of U.S. tax and legal issues, including U.S. tax matters concerning international inbound and outbound transactions.

Mr. Shorter provides counsel on U.S. legal and income tax issues faced by Chinese and other foreign business entities involved in commercial transactions and investments in the United States. He also advises on U.S. income tax issues for domestic entities conducting investments and business activities in China and other foreign jurisdictions. Additionally, he advises parties in both international and domestic investment and financing transactions, including equipment leasing and asset-backed lending. Mr. Shorter offers guidance on U.S. business structures for investing in the United States, including U.S. corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), limited partnerships, and other joint ventures.

Mr. Shorter began his legal career in 1975 at Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP in New York, where he later became a partner in the firm’s tax practice group.

He received an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1975, a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979, and graduated with honors from Columbia University with a Bachelor’s degree in 1968.