PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

• Principal in Charge, Ryan, Boston office
  • Responsible for the evaluation and implementation of third-party automated sales and use tax software (e.g., ADP Taxware, Sabrix, and Vertex); design and implementation of "best practice" improvements to automated tax decision and reporting processes; and design and development of custom tax interfaces to third-party automated tax solutions.
• Member, Tax Technology Leadership Team, Ryan
  • Specializes in design and implementation of Tax Technology solutions.

Previous

• Senior Vice President, national tax software vendor
  • Responsible for all facets of sales, marketing, business development, and professional services.
  • Increased brand awareness, thought leadership messaging, and value propositions around tax product solutions.
  • Identified, negotiated, and executed major strategic initiatives enhancing tax product offering capabilities and market focus.
  • Expanded and enhanced relationships with existing partners. Created new channels for product distribution. Educated the marketplace on the company's future direction.
• General Counsel, national tax software vendor
  • Responsible for all facets of the legal function for the corporation. Focused heavily on drafting and negotiating agreements with partners, customers, and prospects.
  • Responsible for transactions, employment matters, intellectual property, and litigation matters.
• Associate Attorney, national law firm
  • Drafted legal opinion letters to clients, appellate briefs, and researched issues in preparing pleadings for federal and state court.
  • Litigated civil matters.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Fishman lectures on various state and local tax topics for Ryan clients and the Ryan Professional Development Program. Additionally, he has appeared as a speaker for the following organization:

• ADP Taxware, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Institute for Professionals in Taxation

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

• Juris Doctor Degree, Louisiana State University
• Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration, Northeastern University
• Licensed to practice law in Louisiana, Maine, and Massachusetts