Mehrdad Ghassemieh

After graduating from Gonzaga, I obtained an LL.M. in tax. I started out my career at KPMG, one of the “big four” accounting firms, in the international corporate tax department. While at KPMG my practice included working with large multinationals and Fortune 500 companies.

Now a partner at a midsize law firm, my practice includes business and tax advising for all types of small and midsize businesses. This includes consulting with businesses with international operations and tax planning for U.S. companies exporting products abroad.

I am also an adjunct professor at the University of Washington Law School and Golden Gate University Masters in Tax Program, where I teach classes on international tax.

My wife, Minal, is a fellow GU Law alum! She practices immigration law.

BIO

Experience:

Mehrdad joined Harlowe & Falk as a partner in 2013. Prior to Harlowe & Falk, Mehrdad practiced in the international corporate tax department of KPMG LLP, where he served as adviser to multiple multinational companies, including large partnerships, corporations and Fortune 500 entities.

Mehrdad’s practice includes assisting companies of all sizes, in all business and tax matters. This includes advising closely held businesses to establish new business entities, advising on regulatory and tax matters, succession planning, and tax efficient planning for purchases or sales of existing businesses.

Mehrdad also provides tax consulting services to clients with international operations. His clients include both U.S.–based companies that have expanded abroad and foreign companies with U.S. ties. He also consults with U.S.–based exporting companies to determine whether they qualify for IC–DISC tax incentive benefits, and assists in both implementation and maintenance of IC–DISC structures.

Mehrdad is an adjunct professor at the University of Washington School of Law, where he teaches a class in international taxation planning in the law school’s masters in tax program. He is also an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University, in the Masters in Tax Program.

BAR ADMISSIONS

State of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

PRESENTATIONS

Small Business Law, Lecturer, Drake Beam Morin
Keeping You Legally Healthy, Guest Speaker, National Association of Black Public Administrators
Keeping You Legally Healthy, Featured Speaker, eWomen Network.
Small Business Start-up, Guest Speaker, Urban League Guild - ULCC
Immigration Removal & Deportation, CLE Instructor, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers
Being Prepared in the Current Immigration Environment - Info Track Series

PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS

American Bar Association
Mecklenburg County Bar Association
John S. Leary Bar Association
North Mecklenburg Black Resource Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association

COMMUNITY SERVICE & ADVOCACY

Trustee Board, Torrence Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church
Board of Directors, Winners Plus Agency
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Political Caucus