Frederick R. Chilton, Jr. is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s Silicon Valley office. He is a member of the Tax Department, where his practice focuses on the representation of high-technology and other companies on complex tax matters.
Fred was a clerk to Judge Leo H. Irwin, United States Tax Court and a tax law specialist in the Foreign Rulings Group of the Internal Revenue Service. He has spoken often for and chaired seminars on behalf of the World Trade Institute, Practicing Law Institute and the Tax Executives Institute. He has written a number of articles on a variety of federal income tax issues.
Fred was ranked as a leading tax lawyer in the latest, as well as previous editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and is continually named one of the top tax advisors in the western United States in International Tax Review surveys. He was also ranked in the most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in America as a leading tax lawyer.
Education
- University of California-Hastings College of Law, J.D., 1971
- New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1973
