Mark R. Sieke - Attorneys - Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP ~ Full service entertainment law firm

Legal Expertise

U.S. domestic and international tax and estate planning, with an emphasis on significant events such as a merger, acquisition, sale, exchange, death or divorce.

Representative Matters

Income tax planning for spin-off of a publicly-traded technology corporation.
Income tax planning for founders of beverage business from start-up through acquisition by Fortune 1000 corporation.
Property tax planning for restructuring of an international hotel company’s California holdings.
Estate and succession planning for family-held multinational operating business.
Negotiating tax-efficient terms of buy-sell agreement between feuding sibling co-owners.
Income and estate tax planning to protect composer’s intellectual property.
Income tax planning for separation of spouses’ business interests in high-profile divorce.
"Going-private" transaction for charitable organization.
Income tax planning for foreign-performer’s U.S. tours.
Sales and use tax planning for luxury aircraft acquisitions and refurbishments.
Trust planning for privacy of individuals.

Of Counsel - Los Angeles

Email Mark R. Sieke

Phone:

(310) 312-3169

Fax:

(310) 231-8369

Practice Area

Industry Focus

All sectors of the Southern California economy, with emphasis in real estate, manufacturing and creative endeavors. Representation of individuals, closely-held corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, publicly traded corporations, public charities, private foundations, trusts and estates

Education

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, J.D., 1984
Current Developments Editor, International Tax and Business Lawyer
University of California Los Angeles, B.A., 1979

Court Admissions

California, 1984
U.S. Tax Court, 1985

Professional Recognition

AV® Preeminent™ Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Publications and Presentations

Instructor, Continuing Professional Education programs for Certified Public Accountants
Allocating Costs When Calculating UBTI - Let's be "Reasonable", MS&K Charitable Sector Alert
2012 Gift Tax Planning - A Golden Opportunity, MS&K Trusts & Estates Alert (April 2012)
Speaker on Federal and State Taxation, Business Law Practice: 31st Annual Recent Developments (January 2011)
Significant Tax Law Changes Under the New Tax Act, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Tax Alert (December 2010)
Tax Aspects of the Health Care Reform Act, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Tax Alert (April 2010)
Tax Provisions of The HIRE Act: Business Incentives and Offshore Compliance, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Tax Alert (March 2010)
Lecturer, Current Business Law Developments, Continuing Education of the Bar (1995-2010)
Stimulated Federal Income Tax Benefits For Business, MS&K Tax Alert (April 2009)
Co-author, Powers of Attorney Give Clients Say-So When They Can’t Speak for Themselves, Daily Journal (August 2002)
Author, Developments in Tax Law 2001 - The Top 10 Things Every California Business Lawyer Should Know, Business Law News, Business Law Section, State Bar of California, Volume XXII, Issue 2 (2002)
Moderator, Annual Meeting with Internal Revenue Service, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Estate Planning Committee, Los Angeles Chapter (1997-2000)

Professional, Business, and Civic Affiliations

Member, Board of Directors, The Actors’ Gang
Former member, Steering Committee, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Estate Planning Committee (Los Angeles Chapter)
Former Member, Board of Directors, Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Foundation
Developments Editor, International Tax and Business Lawyer (1983-1984)
Former Chair, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Taxation Section

Other Career Experience

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (inactive)