Manatt’s Los Angeles tax practice expands

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Manatt’s Los Angeles tax practice expands

Robert Duran has joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips's tax, employee benefits and executive compensation practice in Los Angeles.

Duran has more than 25 years’ experience in advising clients on corporate tax matters, focusing on international tax planning and transactions.

Before returning to Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Duran founded Semper Law Group in 2012, in California.

In 2008, Duran was vice president of legal and compliance at GroupEx Financial Corporation, a money transfer company serving the US and Latin America. 

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