Thomas Hammerschmidt, Jr. is a corporate attorney at Dickinson Wright law firm. His prominent assignments include: counsel clients in planning for and structuring acquisitions, mergers, and other business transactions with respect to federal and state tax matters; counsel individual and business clients in connection with business and investment transactions to minimize taxes and comply with tax laws; counsel individual clients and fiduciaries in connection with tax compliance matters, including fiduciary income tax returns for estates and trusts; counsel clients in formation of business entities, choice of entity, corporate governance, internal investigations, business transactions and contracts, executive compensation; represent small to multinational businesses in connection with federal and state tax controversies, including tax appeals and refund litigation involving Michigan taxes; counsel business clients and individuals in tax aspects of international operations, including immigration and expatriate taxation, application of tax treaties.