Christopher Klug

Christopher M. Klug is the co-founder of Basswood Counsel (formerly Klug Counsel PLLC). He represents clients with domestic and international taxation, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and domestic and international estate planning needs.

Chris has extensive experience working with companies with domestic and international income tax planning. This work includes inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions and other transactional tax matters. As a former tax professor, Chris has a strong background in subchapter C and S corporate taxation and partnership taxation and uses this knowledge to develop tax strategies for clients. Chris represents companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, joint ventures, real estate funds, and family offices.

He represents clients in tax audits and controversies and has experience resolving complex tax disputes.

He also represents clients with domestic and international private wealth planning. He provides comprehensive estate planning for individuals, couples, and family businesses. Chris has extensive experience in advising clients with dual or multiple nationalities, especially those living outside the US, and their families with their unique estate planning challenges. This also includes representation of clients on the unique tax considerations and opportunities for individuals and families immigrating to the US.

Chris has presented on US inbound/outbound taxation, US informational filings, taxation of US persons, and estate planning to accountants and other professionals. Chris is the author of a number of published articles on international taxation.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Illinois

Maryland

Michigan

New York

Virginia

Co-Founder

Basswood Counsel (formerly Klug Counsel)

2021 - Current

Handles matters in the area of international tax and compliance, domestic tax planning, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions and taxation, international and domestic estate planning, and estate and trust administration.

Founder and Principal

CK Tax Services LLC

2021 - Current

Handles matters in the area of international tax and compliance, domestic tax planning, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions and taxation, international and domestic estate planning, and estate and trust administration.

Managing Partner DC

BurgherGray LLP

2019 - 2021

Handles matters in the area of international tax and compliance, domestic tax planning, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, cross-border transactions and taxation, international and domestic estate planning, and estate and trust administration.

Partner

CKR LAW LLP Global Presence. Local Expertise.

2019 - 2019

Handles matters in the area of international tax and compliance, domestic tax planning, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, cross-border transactions and taxation, and international and domestic estate planning.

Founder

Klug Law Office PLLC

2016 - 2019

Handles matters in the area of international tax and compliance, domestic tax planning, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, cross-border transactions and taxation, international and domestic estate planning, and estate and trust administration.

The George Washington University Law School

LL.M. (2009)

2007 - 2009

Michigan State University

J.D. (2007) | Corporate

2007

Michigan State University

B.A. (2004) | General Business Administration – Prelaw

2004

Controlled Foreign Corporations and Subpart F Income

Foreign Corporations and Form 5471 Compliance

Foreign Disregarded Entities, Foreign Partnerships, and Check-the-Box Planning Opportunities

Foreign Tax Credits

Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)