David G. Shapiro

David G. Shapiro
Primary Office
Outside the Firm

Professional Involvement 

  • Board Member, the Theodore Tannenwald Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship
  • American College of Tax Counsel, Regent
  • American Bar Association Section of Taxation
    • Chair, Committee on U.S. Activities of Foreigners and Tax Treaties, 2013-2014
    • Principal author of comments to the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service regarding proposed revisions to "anti-inversion" rules
    • Co-author of comments to the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service regarding 2017 tax reform
  • International Bar Association Taxes Committee
    • Treasurer, 2019-2020
    • Membership Officer, 2017-2018
    • Young Lawyers Programme Officer, 2015-2016
    • U.S. National Tax Reporter, 2008-2009
    • Co-author of multiple comments to the OECD regarding the "Base Erosion and Profit Shifting" action plan
  • Philadelphia Bar Association
    • Chair, Tax Section, and member of the Board of Governors, 2017-2018
    • Co-author of multiple comments to Pennsylvania Department of Revenue regarding state tax implementation 

Community Connections 

  • Trustee, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 2000-2011

After  Work 

When not practicing tax law or wrangling young kids, David plays violin with the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra. He has been a member of the group since 1999.