Maury Passman is the Assistant to the Branch Chief, Branch 1, of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate) at the IRS. Prior to joining the IRS in 2009, he was with PWC's M&A Tax practice, in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Mr. Passman has a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law, and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law.