William J. Kenealy, S.J., Professor
Boston College Law School
885 Centre Street
Newton Centre, MA 02459
Telephone: 617-552-4327
Email: james.repetti@bc.edu
Tax I
Tax II
International Tax
Partnership Tax
The inaugural holder of the William J. Kenealy, S.J. Chair, James Repetti teaches courses in individual income tax, corporate tax, partnership tax, and international tax. He is co-author of the texts,(West Academic),(Wolters Kluwer),(West Academic),andTax Aspects of Organizing and Operating a Business(MCLE).He is also a contributing author to the treatises,(Wolters Kluwer) andThe International Guide to Partnerships (IBFD).
Repetti's numerous influential articles on taxation include (Wisconsin Law Review), " (Florida Tax Review), "" (Vanderbilt Law Review),and "" (NYU Law Review).
Repetti is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and is the former chair of the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the American Association of Law Schools. He holds a peer review AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating available to lawyers. He has acted as a consultant to the U.S. Senate, Internal Revenue Service and Justice Department, and has appeared as a commentator in publications such as Bloomberg, Washington Post,Marketplace,Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Forbes Magazine, Wall Street JournalandMassachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Prior to joining the faculty, he practiced law at Ropes & Gray and subsequently served as counsel to Hill & Barlow.
Repetti was featured as a Master Teacher in theBoston College Magazine, and Law School students from all three classes voted him to be the first recipient of an award for excellence in teaching. He has also served Boston College in a number of capacities, including as the Associate Dean of Academics for the Law School, Chair of the Law School Appointments Committee, member of the University Provost Search Committee, and member of the Law School Dean Search Committee.
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