Bio

Align Global Consulting is a U.S.-based advisory firm that helps clients expand globally or improve existing operations by providing creative legal and tax solutions to address commercial, trade, investment and regulatory matters. We assist companies in all stages of the corporate life cycle, from emerging growth companies to the Fortune 100. Our leadership team is comprised of lawyers, accountants and economists with extensive experience in “Big 4” accounting firms or large, global law firms. While our professionals bring this prestigious pedigree, each has chosen to serve clients within a smaller, entrepreneurial framework. We believe that clients are better served in this model, as we can provide tailored and “right-sized” solutions to clients in a flexible manner. Simply put, our team has the knowledge and insight to help businesses achieve global expansion plans while maintaining a commitment to the lost art of one-on-one client service.

Sean King, President

Sean King is a renowned legal, tax and business advisor who brings to his clients not only technical expertise, but also a cultural and commercial awareness that can only be gained by living and working in numerous countries and on multiple continents. Sean is a former international tax partner with a large, global law firm and a Big4 accounting firm. For more than twenty-five years, he has been counseling organizations ranging from emerging growth companies to one of the world’s largest private equity firms with more than US$40 billion under management.

In addition to firm leadership responsibilities, Sean’s practice focuses on international corporate structuring for both the outbound operations of U.S. multinationals and the inbound operations of non-U.S. multinationals. This includes advice on structuring cross-border ventures, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain management, cross-border financing, and transfer pricing matters, including the international licensing of intellectual property.

Sean has completed transactions in more than 75 countries and has been included in The International Who’s Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers. Sean is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court. He is also a member of the North Carolina Bar Association where he has served as Vice-Chair of the International Law Section. He received his Master of Laws degree in taxation, magna cum laude, from the Chicago-Kent School of Law. He received his juris doctor degree, cum laude, from Michigan State University College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.