Background
Gideon, Kenneth W. was born on July 25, 1946.
Gideon, Kenneth W. was born on July 25, 1946.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Worked at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Aviation and Aerospace, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Civil Practice, Communications and Media, Computer and Software, Constitutional Law, Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Election, Campaign and Political Law, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Finance, General Practice, Government Contracts, Government, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Trade, International Law, Investments, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Natural Resources, Occupational Safety and Health, Products Liability, Regulatory Law, RICO, Securities, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Transportation and White Collar Crime. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Texas. 1984, District of Columbia.
Author: Lawsuits & Settlements, Little Brown (1995).
Mistress Gregory"s Grandchildren: Judicial Restriction of the Tax Shelters, 5 Virginia. Tax. Review 825, 1986. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, 1989-1992.
Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, District of Columbia, 1981-1983. Member, 1989-1992 and Vice Chairman, 1990-1992, Committee on Fiscal Affairs, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris.
Vice Chair (Government Relations) American Bar Association Tax Section 1995.
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering has a diverse national and international regulatory, commercial, legislative, and civil and criminal litigation practice. With offices in Washington, Baltimore, London, Brussels, and Berlin, the firm is able to meet the needs of its clients in matters involving issues of state, federal, international, or European Union law.
Member, 1989-1992 and Vice Chairman, 1990-1992, Committee on Fiscal Affairs, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris. Vice Chair (Government Relations) American Bar Association Tax Section 1995.