Andrew Weill is a principal in the San Francisco law firm Weill & Mazer, which focuses on complex commercial, estate and tax litigation. He is a Certified Tax Law Specialist and a leading authority on litigation and tax controversies involving structures taxed as insurance and reinsurance, including tax audits and other compliance issues. He was the counsel for the taxpayers that resulted in the issuance of the published rulings validating reinsurance structures for auto dealers and the revocation of IRS Notice 2002-70.

Mr. Weill is the past President of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Dealer Counsel and the past President of the San Francisco Tax Club. His clients include car dealers and dealerships, domestic and foreign companies, and individuals and entities involved in aftermarket financial products for the automotive and other industries. For the past 18 years, he has been a regular presenter at the annual Risk Transfer and Taxation Conference and has made presentations for AICPA, CCIA and numerous other organizations. He has been invited to present before the National Office of the Internal Revenue Service on tax issues of relevance to car dealers. He can be contacted at [email protected].