Senior Congressional counsel joins EY following key role with Chairman Camp

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Nov 19, 2014, 01:14 ET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- EY announced today that Ray Beeman, formerly tax reform advisor to Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp, has joined Ernst & Young LLP as a principal in the National Tax Department and will serve as one of the leaders in its Washington Council-EY (WCEY) practice in Washington, DC.

As Tax Counsel and Special Advisor for Tax Reform, Beeman developed discussion drafts related to international tax, financial products and pass-throughs, and coordinated tax reform hearings and working groups. He helped prepare The Tax Reform Act of 2014 released by Chairman Camp in February.

"Ray's experience with tax policy discussions span his tenure with the House and previous years with the Joint Committee on Taxation, earning him a reputation for focusing on the broad issues the US faces in order to compete globally," said Kate Barton, EY Americas Vice Chair of Tax Services. "He has also helped businesses to understand the impact of tax changes and the need to engage and provide their perspective on issues related to tax policy and administration."

Prior to joining the Ways and Means Committee staff, Beeman was a partner with Venable LLP from 2005 to 2011. Previous to that, Beeman spent four years on the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, where he focused on federal tax legislation and policy.

Earlier in his career, Beeman worked in the firm's National Tax financial services industry group. He has served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center since 2005 and has lectured extensively and authored several articles.

Beeman earned his Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law, his Master of Laws in Taxation from Boston University and Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

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