Difronzo, Michael

Michael A. DiFronzo Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (International – Technical) Michael A. DiFronzo serves as the Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (International – Technical). In this capacity, he has primary responsibility for the oversight of published guidance related to the taxation of cross-border investment and related issues. He assumed this role in 2006. Prior to joining Chief Counsel, Mr. DiFronzo served as a partner in the Tax Department of McDermott Will & Emery LLP in Chicago, Illinois. There he served as an international tax attorney for large U.S. and non-U.S. multinational corporations. Mr. DiFronzo’s work experience also includes the National Tax Office of Deloitte & Touche LLP and the Washington, DC office of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP. Mr. DiFronzo received an LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law, a J.D. from University of Montana School of Law, and a B.S. in Accounting from Montana State University. Mr. DiFronzo currently serves on the Board of International Tax Advisors and as a guest lecturer for New York University School of Law’s graduate tax program. Mr. DiFronzo also serves on the Board of Visitors for the University of Montana School of Law. Mr. DiFronzo’s professional affiliations include the tax sections of the American Bar Association and the DC Bar Association. He is the author of numerous articles on cross-border tax issues and a frequent speaker. Mr. DiFronzo is currently a member of the District of Columbia, Illinois, Montana and Nevada bar associations and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. He is also licensed as a CPA in Montana.