Speaker:  Daniel Lightman​

In 2014, Dan Leightman became the principal of Leightman Tax Law PLLC.  Previously he was a partner in the International Tax Group at Gardere in Houston, TX.  Utilizing more than 30 years of experience as an in-house senior corporate tax executive, he handles a broad range of tax matters including foreign tax, mergers and acquisitions, worldwide effective tax rates, income tax, foreign currency issues, tax accounting, taxation of structured financial products and international joint ventures.

Prior to joining Gardere, Mr. Leightman was Vice President-Taxes at Cooper Industries Ltd. and Director of Taxes at Intel Corp. and Parsons Corp. Mr. Leightman is a frequent speaker for numerous tax conferences and seminars sponsored by IFA, Tax Executives Institute, Practicing Law Institute, Internal Revenue Service International - George Washington University, World Trade Institute, CITE, Risk Magazine of London, Financial Times of London and Structured Finance Institute, among others.