Background
Whoriskey, Robert Donald was born on May 9, 1929 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Katherine Euphemia (MacDonald) Whoriskey.
Whoriskey, Robert Donald was born on May 9, 1929 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Katherine Euphemia (MacDonald) Whoriskey.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1952). Boston College (Bachelor of Laws, 1958). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1960).
Senior trial attorney, Office Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, New York City, 1960-1967;
associate, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York City, 1967-1970;
partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York City, since 1970;
Executive Committee, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York City, 1978-1982;
chairman tax department, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York City, 1982-1987. Board directors International Tax Institute, vice president, lecturer, 1980-1984, Chairman of the Board, president, lecturer, 1985-1987. Lecturer Practicing Law Institute, World Trade Institute, Tax Executives Institute, American Management Association, Council for International Tax Education.
Board directors Life Insurance Company of Boston and New York, Inc.
Trustee, treasurer Montessori School Westchester, 1974-1977. Member board ethicsVillage of Larchmont, New York, since 1988. With United States Army, 1952-1954.
Member American Bar Association (commission on alternative tax system tax section since 1994, commission on court procedure tax secretary since 1997), New York State Bar Association (commission on practice and procedure tax section since 1990), Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Harvard Club, Larchmont Yacht Club.
Married Martha Beebe Poutas, April 16, 1966. Children: Alexandra, Jonathan, Eliza.