With 40 years of US tax and international experience, Virginia has been a member of the NYS Bar since 1984. She is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. Virginia’s tax experience has spanned Asia and the Middle East since 1986. She can appreciate the sensitive and special situations involved in multi-national families and in which US persons abroad often find themselves. She provides expert insight into the latest changes in American tax laws and outlines the US tax obligations of American expats and foreign persons having any US connections. Virginia has an expertise in cross-border transactions and structuring, FATCA, regaining US tax compliance with previously unreported foreign income, assets or accounts, expatriation tax planning along with step-by-step expatriation guidance, and providing specialist advice for international families in numerous areas of US international tax. With her help, scores of individuals and families around the world have negotiated the Internal Revenue Service OVDP and “Streamlined” amnesty programs, getting tax affairs back on track. Virginia is highly knowledgeable, reliable and solution-focused. Working with tax and attorney colleagues across the globe, cross-border and multi-jurisdictional tax matters are solved. Virginia has developed a unique and sought-after specialty in analyzing the US tax consequences of transactions involving Sharia law. Living in Asia, Virginia worked as a US tax consultant for international law firms, major banks (including HSBC) international accounting firms (Deloitte) and trust companies. Early in her career she worked in New York with the top-tier law firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Virginia is an avid tax blogger for many years.