Peter Blessing is Associate Chief Counsel, International, at the Internal Revenue Service, USA. He was previously a member of the Complex Transactions Group within the Washington National Tax practice al KPMG, operating principally from the New York City and Stamford offices. His practice involves transactional and advisory matters, generally in a cross –border context. He recently completed his term as the President of the USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association (2016-18). He has served as Chair of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section (2010), Chair of the International Bar Association Taxes Committee (2010-11), Vice Chair Government Relations of the ABA Tax Section (2014-16), and President of the International Tax Institute, and has taught as an adjunct law professor at Columbia Law School (2008-11) as well as classes at NYU School of Law.