Manal Corwin is KPMG LLP’s National Service Line Leader for International Corporate Services as well as Principal-in-Charge of Washington National Tax—International Tax Policy. She recently rejoined the firm following completion of her tenure as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Tax Policy for International Affairs in the Treasury Department.
Professional and Industry Experience
During her tenure at the U.S. Treasury Department, Manal helped shape the Administration’s views and policies in all areas of international taxation and worked closely with the IRS, members of Congress, and key tax regulators globally. Importantly, Manal was responsible for leading the development of the intergovernmental approach by which the U.S. government is implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and worked to forge an implementation framework that meets the needs of governments, financial institutions, and other stakeholders. Manal also served as head of the delegations responsible for negotiating income tax treaties with Japan, Spain, Chile, and the United Kingdom and as the U.S. delegate and Vice Chair to the OECD’s committee on fiscal affairs as well as the U.S. delegate to the Global Forum on Tax and Transparency.
Prior to Joining the Treasury Department (first as International Tax Counsel in the Office of Tax Policy and then as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs), Manal was a principal in KPMG’s Washington National Tax practice from 2001 to 2009, where she advised multinational corporations on U.S. international tax aspects of their operations and transactions and represented clients in tax controversies before the IRS.
Earlier in her career, Manal served as the Deputy and then Acting International Tax Counsel in the Office of Tax Policy at the U.S. Treasury Department. Prior to that, Manal practiced as an attorney specializing in international taxation at the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. Manal also served as a judicial clerk for then Chief Judge Levin Campbell on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Other Activities
Manal served as Editor-in-Chief of the Boston University Law Review 1990-1991; Ordronaux Prize, 1991; Edward Hennessey Distinguished Scholar, 1990-1991; Paul J. Liacos Scholar, 1989-90; G. Joseph Tauro Distinguished Scholar, 1988-89.
She formally served as a member of the American Bar Association, the boards of the National Foreign Trade Council and the National Foreign Trade Council Foundation, and the Advisory Board for the GW-IRS Annual Institute on Current Issues in International Taxation.