Edwin Leonard Kahn

Background

Kahn, Edwin Leonard was born on August 1, 1918 in New York City. Son of Max L. and Julia (Rich) Kahn.

Education

University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1937). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1940).

Career

Worked at Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Advertising, Agriculture, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Cyberspace, Employee Benefit Plans, Energy, Environment, Food and Drug, Government Contracts, Health, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International, Labor, Legislation, Litigation, Municipal Finance, Real Estate and Tax Law, Sports and Entertainment Law, Telemedicine, White Collar Criminal. General Practice.

Admitted to the bar, 1940, North Carolina. 1949, District of Columbia.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1939-1940. Attorney, 1940-1949 and Assistant Head, 1949-1952, Legislation and Regulations Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service. Director, Technical Planning Division, Internal Revenue Service, 1952-1955.

Member, Advisory Committee, New York University Institute on Federal Taxation, 1960-1970.

Director, National Tax Association-Tax Institute of America, 1969-1973. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Tax Advisor, 1974-1986.

Member: Federal (Chairman, Taxation Committee, 1967-1968) and American (Member of Council, 1963-1966 and Vice-chairman, 1965-1966, Section of Taxation) Bar Associations. American Law Institute.

American College of Tax Counsel.

J. Edgar Murdoch American Inn of Court (1989-1991). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. (Retired)

Arent Fox was founded in Washington, District of Columbia in 1942.

From its beginning, two features have characterized the Firm"s practice: its expertise as Washington lawyers knowledgeable in the regulations and affairs of the Government and its ties to and representation to the Washington business community.

Today the Firm has offices in Washington, District of Columbia, New York, New York, Budapest, Hungary and Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia serving clients ranging from local businesses to foreign governments and international corporations.

Achievements

• Edwin Leonard Kahn has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Jewish Community Center Greater Washington, 1972-1978. Trustee Cosmos Club Foundation, 1989-1993, chairman, 1989-1991. With United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.

Fellow American Bar Foundation (life). Member American Bar Association (county 1963-1966, vice chairman of the section taxation 1965-1966), Federal Bar Association (chairman taxation committee 1967-1968), District of Columbia Bar Association, National Tax Association-Tax Institute American (advisory county 1967-1969, board directors 1969-1973), American Law Institute (life), American College Tax Counsel, J. EdgarMurdock American Inn Court (master bencher 1988-1991), Phi Beta Kappa (life member associations).

Connections

Married Myra J. Green, October 20, 1946 (deceased 1994). Children: Martha L., Deborah K. Spiliotopoulos.

Father:

Max L. Kahn

Mother:

Julia (Rich) Kahn

Spouse:

Myra J. Green

child:

Deborah K. Spiliotopoulos Kahn

child:

Martha L. Kahn