MICHAEL A. FRACASSI
SENIOR & FOUNDING PARTNER

MARTINDALE HUBBELL AV® Preeminent&trade PEER REVIEW RATED

MICHAEL A. FRACASSI, the Senior and Founding Partner of FRACASSI MAHDAVI SISSMAN & RAND LLP is a Martindale-Hubbell "AV® Preeminent&trade" rated attorney and was included in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Of Preeminent Lawyers. An "AV® Preeminent&trade" Peer Review Rating is the "Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards" a lawyer can receive. It reflects that he or she has reached the height of professional excellence, that they have usually practiced law for many years, and are recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards. *

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Litigation and Appellate Practice before United States Federal, State & Administrative Courts & Tribunals
United States and International Taxation
United States and International Business, Corporation & Entity Law
Foreign Investment in the United States
United States and International Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures & Reorganizations
Structuring Real Estate Transactions and Development
Business and Real Estate Workouts & Turnarounds
Asset Forfeitures
Asset Protection
United States and International Finance, Venture Capital, Private Equity & Hedge Funds
Legislative Representation before Congress & Executive Branch Agencies
Professional Liability

COURT ADMISSIONS:

United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
District of Columbia
New York State
Commonwealth of Virginia

EDUCATION:

New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation)
University of Buffalo (J.D., magna cum laude)
University of Buffalo (M.B.A. in Finance, magna cum laude)
University of Buffalo (B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude)

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS (Current):

FRACASSI MAHDAVI SISSMAN & RAND LLP, Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland, 2006 - Present, Senior & Founding Partner.

STUDIO LEGALE ROSCIONI & PARTNERS, Rome, Italy, Milan, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland, 1986 - Present, United States Counsel.

PEDERSON IMMIGRATION LAW GROUP, P.C., Washington, D.C., 1986 - Present, Of Counsel

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS (Prior):

FRACASSI MAHDAVI LLP, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia, 1994 - 2006, Senior and Founding Partner.

FRACASSI MAHDAVI & TAWEEL, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia, 1992 - 1994, Senior and Founding Partner.

MICHAEL A. FRACASSI, P.C., Washington, D.C., 1989 - 1992, Senior & Founding Member.

DELANEY & YOUNG CHARTERED, Washington, D.C. 1987 - 1988, Member.

BROWNSTEIN ZEIDMAN & SCHOMER, Washington, D.C., 1984 - 1986, Tax Associate.

DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS, New York, N.Y., 1982 - 1983, Tax Associate.

PROFESSIONAL WRITINGS:

Contributing Author: "Mortgage-Backed Securities: Developments and Trends in the Secondary Mortgage Market," Clark Boardman Company, Ltd., 1985 Edition

Co-Author: "The Deductibility of Professional Fees for the Preparation of Initial Franchise Documents," Franchise Legal Digest, 1984

Co-Author: "Drafting Pointer: Federal Income Tax Considerations in Establishing Pooled Advertising Funds," Franchise Legal Digest, 1984

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (Current & Prior):

The District of Columbia Bar

New York State Bar Association
Member, Tax Section; Committee on Foreign Activities of U.S. Taxpayers, 1988 - Present.
Member, Tax Section; Committee on U.S. Activities of Foreign Taxpayers, 1988 - Present.

Virginia State Bar

American Bar Association

International Bar Association

Federal Bar Association

Bar Association of the District of Columbia

New York County Lawyers Association

Erie County (NY) Bar Association

National Italian-American Bar Association

Temple Bar Foundation



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