Thomas McGrath

President AAF

• Graduated New York University (Washington Square College) – Bachelor of Arts (1956)
• Graduated New York University School of Law, Juris Doctor (1960)
• Attended New York University School of Law toward LL.M. in Taxation
• Served with United States Army – Tenth Field Artillery Battalion United Nations Forces, Korea (1953-1954)
• Partner in the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York since 1970. Retired 1995.
• Professional Associations: Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American Bar Association; Bar Association of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association
• Publications: Author: Carryover Basis Under Tax Reform Act of 1976; Contributing Author: Estate and Gift Tax After ERTA; Writer for professional legal journals
• Teaching: Lecturer at University of Southern California Law Center Tax Conference; Lecturer in Continuing Legal Education at various bar associations including: South Dakota Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association, West Virginia Bar Association, Suffolk County Bar Association, New York County Bar Association; Practicing Law Institute; American Law Institute
• Charitable Activities: Member of the Board of Directors of the New York Philharmonic; Founding Trustee and President of the American Austrian Foundation; Founding Trustee and Chairman Emeritus of the Tanzania Wildlife Fund
• Business Activities: Chairman of Pret-a-Porter Custom Standards, Inc. (designing packaging for fragrance and cosmetic industry); Managing Member of Twenty First Century Holdings, LLC (owns and operates a chain of restaurants in Poland)
• Motion Picture Producer: Deadly Hero; General theatrical release 1977

 

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