Patrick Evans appointed TEI Chief Tax Counsel.

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W. Patrick Evans has been appointed the Chief Tax Counsel of Tax Executives Institute. Mr. Evans, who began work at TEI on November 27, will succeed Eli Dicker who has held the position since 2005 and who will become TEI's Executive Director in January 2013 upon the retirement of Timothy McCormally.

Mr. Evans previously served as tax counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP. In his new role, he will be the Institute's lead technical tax adviser, leading a team of three other lawyers and overseeing TEI's advocacy efforts and initiatives including those related to pending or proposed tax legislation and regulations, treaties, administrative, and judicial pronouncements.

Mr. Evans joined Skadden Arps upon his graduation with High Honors from George Washington School of Law, where he was elected to Order of the Coif and served as Editor-in-Chief of the George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics. He holds B.B.A. (Accounting) and Master of Taxation degrees from Baylor University.

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