Background
Woods, William S. was born on March 29, 1955 in Lynwood, California, United States.
Woods, William S. was born on March 29, 1955 in Lynwood, California, United States.
Claremont McKenna College (Bachelor of Arts, 1977). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1980). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1982).
Worked at Loeb & Loeb Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1980, California. 1981, United States. Tax Court.
1983, United States.
Claims Court, United States. District Court, Central District of California and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Member: Beverly Hills (Member, Taxation Section), Los Angeles County (Member, Executive Committee, Taxation Section, 1983-1985, 1986-1989.
Chair, Income Tax Committee, 1987-1988. Chair, Pass-Through Entities Committee, 1988-1989) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Chair, Pass-Through Entities Committee, Taxation Section, 1990-1992). Loeb & Loeb Limited Liability Partnership is a full-service law firm representing organizations and individuals in the business community.
The firm was established in Los Angeles in 1909 and now maintains offices in the Central Business District and Century City areas of Los Angeles, in New York City, in Washington, District of Columbia, in Nashville, Tennessee and in Rome, Italy.
Although the firm has been identified historically with both the entertainment industry and institutional lending, its client base throughout its history has encompassed individuals and entities engaged in most types of domestic and international businesses and professions. Its principal practice areas include civil litigation in all federal and state courts, patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, general corporate and corporate securities law, banking, insurance company, pension fund and other institutional lending, real estate law, real estate financing, real estate securities, leveraged leasing, asset securitization, franchising, entertainment law (including motion pictures, television, sports, music and dramatic and literary arts), advertising, communication, health care, international, federal, state and local taxation, estate planning, pension and employee benefits, bankruptcy, insolvency and workout matters, environmental law, labor and employment, white collar criminal investigation and corporate counseling and probate and trust law.
Member: Beverly Hills (Member, Taxation Section), Los Angeles County (Member, Executive Committee, Taxation Section, 1983-1985, 1986-1989. Chair, Income Tax Committee, 1987-1988. Chair, Pass-Through Entities Committee, 1988-1989) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Chair, Pass-Through Entities Committee, Taxation Section, 1990-1992).