Michelle S. Or
Chief Tax Officer
Los Angeles GSO
+1.213.891.7246
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EDUCATION
- LLM in Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1995
- JD, Pace University School of Law, 1994
cum laude - BA, Queens' College, 1989
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PROFILE
Michelle Or, Latham’s Chief Tax Officer, oversees all aspects of tax for the firm’s global partnership.
Michelle leads firmwide services for:
- Global Tax
- Global Mobility
- Partner Services
Since joining the firm, Michelle established Latham’s Global Tax Department, centralized all compliance and internal consulting, advised on tax issues throughout the firm’s global expansion, and developed a professional team with multinational and multistate expertise. During her tenure, Michelle has also led Latham’s Global Well-Being & Benefits and Global Retirement Departments. Under her leadership, the well-being area expanded partner and employee offerings, including in-office medical clinics in select offices as well as an extensive mental health support.
Michelle joined Latham in 2002 as a senior manager, progressing to director in 2004 and becoming the firm’s first Chief Tax Officer in 2010. Before joining Latham, she served as a senior manager of international tax for a leading accounting firm, as a litigator in the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel, and as an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University School of Law’s LLM in Taxation program.