Overview
Ryan Hashmi is a tax attorney with more than a decade of experience advising multinational corporations, private equity sponsors, and high-net-worth individuals on the U.S. tax aspects of complex domestic and cross-border transactions. He maintains a broad income tax practice with a primary focus on business mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, intellectual property transfers, real property acquisitions and dispositions, and supply-chain optimization across a range of ownership structures. He has significant experience in cross-border tax issues, including advising clients on the U.S. tax impacts of inbound and outbound transactions.
Ryan advises clients on the effective use of favorable U.S. tax attributes, income tax treaty benefits, and foreign tax incentives to align their tax profile with their operational structure and growth objectives. His practice covers income tax withholding, foreign derived deduction eligible income (FDDEI) qualification, foreign tax credit and net operating loss utilization, pre- and post-acquisition business line integration, and tax-free reorganizations and recapitalizations under section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code. He has advised clients across a broad range of industries, including aviation, blockchain and digital assets, entertainment, hotel and leisure, life sciences, real estate, and technology.
Prior to joining Raines, Ryan was a member of Deloitte Tax LLP’s International Tax group. Ryan previously served as a member of Deloitte’s Washington National Tax practice in Washington, D.C., which was comprised of high-level technical tax specialists with deep expertise in government policy, complex tax legislation, and specialized accounting.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, and LL.M. in Taxation, University of Miami School of Law
- B.S. in Accounting, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Kellogg Honors College)
Admissions
- State Bar of Florida