About Timothy

Tim Shapiro advises public and private companies on tax aspects of a variety of domestic and cross-border transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, debt and equity financings, and the formation and operation of limited liability companies and other passthrough entities.

Since 2016, Tim has been named a Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star.

From 2011 to 2013, Tim clerked for the Honorable Richard A. Posner of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. 

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Education

  • Stanford Law School
    JD, Articles Editor, Stanford Law Review, 2011
  • Amherst College
    BA, Economics and Music, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2007

Court admissions

  • US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Rankings and accolades

The Legal 500 US: US Taxes: Non-Contentious (2024 – 2025)

Super Lawyers: Northern California Rising Star (2016 – 2022)

Tannenwald Foundation Prize for Excellence in Tax Scholarship (2010)