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Karlin & Co, based in Beverly Hills, California, advises clients on international tax and business matters. Michael Karlin is a California attorney and an English solicitor who has nearly 30 years of experience advising clients on the taxation of cross-border transactions and investments. He began his career at DJ Freeman in London. He was a partner for many years at a leading U.S. firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and spent three years as an international tax partner of KPMG LLP. On November 1, 2005, Fabienne Struell, a California attorney who was also admitted in France, became Of Counsel to the firm. Michael has particular experience in structuring international businesses and finance transactions, advising on cross-border taxation, tax treaties, withholding taxes and the taxation of e-business and planning international trusts and estates. Fabienne has extensive experience in international business and corporate law matters, both inbound into and outbound from the United States, as well as in real estate investment. You can download Michael's resume as well as Fabienne's. Michael also serves as of counsel to the Los Angeles firm of Freeman, Freeman & Smiley LLP, one of the leading estate planning firms, where he advises clients of the firm on cross-border tax planning and international aspects of estate planning. This site includes some of Michael's publications and other interesting items on international tax and business law. We've started with some interesting recent tax treaty developments relating to the United Kingdom and Australian treaties with the United States. Come back and take a look around.