Professional Biography

Carl T. Crow Partner

  • Seattle

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    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.6390

    CCrow@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Carl Crow, a partner in Perkins Coie's Federal Tax Group, focuses his practice on taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs and separations, debt and equity financings, leveraged buyouts, intellectual property transfers, international business transactions, partnership and limited liability company formations, executive compensation, and the taxation of special entities, such as S corporations, master limited partnerships, and international shipping companies.

Ranked by Chambers USA 18 Years in a Row

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Professional Recognition

  • Ranked by Chambers USA as "American's Leading Lawyers" for Tax, 2006 – 2023
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Tax Law, 2007 – 2024
  • Listed in Washington Law & Politics, "Washington’s Super Lawyers", 2008 – 2013

Professional Leadership

  • ICAN Associates (fundraising arm for Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect), Los Angeles, General Counsel, 1995 – 1997
  • University of Detroit, London Law Programme, London, England, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1993 – 1994

Community Involvement

  • Mercer Island Youth Soccer Club, Board Member, 2004 – 2009
  • Eastside Youth Soccer Association, Board Member, 2006 – 2008

Related Employment

  • KPMG LLP, Seattle, WA, Director, International Corporate Services, 1999 – 2000
  • Garvey, Schubert & Barer, Seattle, WA, Of Counsel, 1998 – 1999
  • Arthur Andersen LLP, Seattle, WA, Senior Manager, 1997 – 1998
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA and London, Associate, 1989 – 1997 

Clerkships

  • Hon. David Ezra, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, 1988 - 1989

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington

Education

  • University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1988
  • Washington State University, B.A., Business Administration, 1984