Donna McComber

Donna McComber is a principal economist, based in the Firm’s Washington, DC office. With more than 25 years of international tax experience in the US Government and private practice, Donna is widely recognized as an expert in transfer pricing matters, including negotiating advance pricing agreements (APAs) and mutual agreement procedures (MAPs) with the US Government and US treaty partners.

Prior to rejoining Baker McKenzie, Donna was a Principal in the national tax group of a Big Four accounting firm, providing transfer pricing guidance to multinational clients across a diverse range of business sectors. Earlier in her career, Donna served as a Senior Economist and Principal Economist for Financial Products within the Internal Revenue Service’s Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement (APMA) Program, ultimately advancing to Deputy Director (Technical) and later an Assistant Director. While at APMA, she led teams responsible for managing and negotiating complex transfer pricing cases with foreign tax authorities with over 20 countries around the world. She was tasked with confirming a global view of strategic challenges and policy development, managing issues arising within APA and MAP case inventory, and focusing on strategic challenge areas such as BEPS, annual reports, and training. While at APMA, Donna was also a key contributor to the final adopted version of the cost sharing regulations.