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Practice Experience

Mr. Wall has a broad-based international tax and corporate practice. He regularly represents many of the leading business groups from Asia with respect to their worldwide activities and investments. He specializes in international tax planning and offshore structures. He also represents clients on the establishment of operations in the U.S. and in other countries, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.

In addition, Mr. Wall advises private clients, both U.S. and non-U.S., on all aspects of international tax, corporate, trust and estate planning, including the establishment of tax-efficient structures and multi-generational planning.

Recent examples of his transactional experience include the representation of:

the Rajawali Group, an Indonesia-based diversified business group, in connection with the US$438 million sale of the Group's 15.97% interest in PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk, Indonesia's third largest mobile operator, to Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (ETISALAT).
the principal shareholders of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk, Indonesia's third-largest cigarette manufacturer, in their sale of a 40% shareholding to PT Philip Morris Indonesia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Philip Morris International Inc., for US$2 billion. This sale triggered a public offer for the remainder of the company leading to a total transaction value of approximately US$5 billion.
the Rajawali Corporation in connection with the US$337 million purchase of a 24.9% stake in PT Semen Gresik Tbk, Indonesia's largest cement company, from Cemex, the large Mexican cement company.
Qatari institution in an approximately US$190 million acquisition of a 49% interest in a premium mixed-use development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
the Sampoerna Group in connection with various acquisitions in Asia, including acquisitions in the forestry and real estate sectors.

Bars and Courts
New York State Bar, 1982
California State Bar, 1989

Education
BA, Hampden-Sydney College, 1978
JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1981

Citizenship
United States