Susan Keeler
Counsel
Susan has significant international tax experience, including practicing at international law firms in Chicago and California, and in-house as tax counsel and tax planning coordinator for a major multinational energy corporation. As both external and in-house counsel, Susan has coordinated multi-jurisdictional teams around the globe to plan and implement divestitures, acquisitions, and restructurings. As in-house counsel, Susan has worked closely with local country business and finance teams to manage a variety of tax and tax-related issues, including general tax planning, tax compliance, and financial reporting of tax matters.
Related Practices
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented EMZ portfolio company FotoFinder Systems, Inc., a Germany-based global leader in skin imaging solutions, in connection with its acquisition of DermLite LLC, a U.S.-based handheld dermoscopy device company
- Advised a U.S. parented agribusiness and a specialty chemicals company on the restructuring of its Asia-Pacific specialty chemicals distribution business and the subsequent €3 billion revenue combination with a Netherlands parented group
- Represented a German online fashion retailer’s separation from a U.S. parented fashion retailer and subsequent IPO at a U.S.$2.2 billion valuation
- Represented the sale of an online platform for music and musicians to a video game and software developer
- Advised the de-SPAC of a casino resort in the Philippines at a U.S.$2.6 billion valuation
- Advised multiple U.S. parented technology companies on cross-border acquisitions
- Advised on the tax implications of and coordinated the implementation of business line restructurings and divestitures in South Africa, Pakistan, Egypt, and the United States
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LL.M. Taxation with honors Northwestern University School of Law 2012
- J.D. cum laude Northwestern University School of Law 2009
- Federal Taxation Committee Outstanding Tax Student Award, Chicago Bar Association
- Managing editor, Journal of International Law and Business
- M.S. Accounting University of Colorado at Boulder 2004
- B.A. Business Administration University of Colorado at Boulder 2004
- B.S. Biology and Classical Civilizations Duke University 2001
Bar Admissions
- California
- Illinois
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, International Bar Association
Community
Community
Pro Bono
- Volunteered for the nonpartisan group Election Protection, assisting voters with questions regarding registering to vote, requesting absentee or mail-in votes, or in-person voting
- Volunteered at legal clinics assisting domestic violence victims with certain legal matters
Personal Activities
- Former member, Duke Women's Swimming and Diving team
- Member, Walnut Creek Masters Swimming – competing at the national and international levels