Erik J. Christenson

For nearly twenty-five years, Erik has advised advising multinational corporations — both US and foreign-based — on all aspects of the taxation of international structures and cross-border transactions and operations. He represents clients in various industries, including online services and e-commerce, software, manufacturing, retail, payments and fintech, and life sciences.

• Advised on restructuring responses to domestic and international changes in tax law, including the OECD Pillar One and Pillar Two initiatives.


• Prepared comments and comment letters in response to legislative proposals for unilateral measures and DSTs and/or OECD Public Consultations.


• Advised on tax aspects of cross-border merger and acquisition transactions.


• Managed several large post-acquisition integrations and other legal entity restructurings through spin-offs, divestitures and joint ventures.


• Implemented and restructured complex intellectual property arrangements, including US cost sharing and IP partnerships.


• Developed strategies with respect to manufacturing practices and distribution supply chains.


• Developed strategies to repatriate foreign earnings or to borrow funds to meet US and non-US cash needs.


• Developed solutions for a wide variety of other US and multijurisdictional international tax issues.

• California State Bar Association
• International Fiscal Association
• American Bar Association

• Palo Alto