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Danni Sternfeld Dunn

Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, CA, USA


Danni Dunn is a Consultant with Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services practice.  She has over 25 years of experience specializing in the taxation of corporate acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, post-merger integration, spin-offs, joint ventures, debt workouts and consolidated returns.

Transaction-specific experience
  • Danni was a partner with Ernst & young for 11 years and was with PricewaterhouseCoopers for 14 years where she was the leader of the San Francisco and San Jose Mergers and Acquisitions tax practice.  During her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Danni worked in the San Francisco, San Jose and Washington National Tax Services offices. 

Education and memberships
  • Danni received her B.A. degree in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley.  She received her J.D. degree and Masters in Business Administration from the University of California, Davis.  Danni is a member of the California Bar Association.
  • Danni is a writer, instructor, and speaker in the area of merger and acquisitions and consolidated returns.  She is an adjunct professor to San Jose State University and Golden Gate University.  She is a continuing contributing author and speaker to Practicing Law Institute’s Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations, and Restructurings.
Danni Sternfeld Dunn is associated with the following items:
Treatise Chapters  Treatise Chapters Transferring Intellectual Property - Corporate Tax Practice Series , Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Selected Issues Involving Preferred Stock, Section 305 and Recapitalizations - Corporate Tax Practice Series , Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Section 108(b) Attribute Reduction in the Consolidated Return Context--A Primer - Corporate Tax Practice Series , Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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