ACADEMIC POSITIONS. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW, Fayetteville, AR

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1 WILLIAM E. FOSTER Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas School of Law Robert A. Leflar Law Center University of Arkansas 1045 W. Maple St. Fayetteville, AR ACADEMIC POSITIONS UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW, Fayetteville, AR Assistant Professor 2014 Present Visiting Assistant Professor Adjunct Instructor Courses: Securities Regulation Federal Income Taxation of Business Entities Mergers & Acquisitions Property I; Property II Nonprofit Corporations WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Topeka, KS Associate Professor of Law Visiting Associate Professor of Law Courses: Taxation of Individual Income Tax Policy Seminar Taxation of Business Enterprises Mergers & Acquisitions William O. Douglas Outstanding Professor of the Year RESEARCH INTERESTS Business Drafting, Transactional Planning, Tax Policy, Like-Kind Exchanges, International Taxation, Tax and Ethical Issues Involving Attorneys Fees, Political and Historical Influences on Legislation EDUCATION NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY LL.M. (Taxation) (2006) UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW, Fayetteville, AR J.D., summa cum laude (2005) Class Rank: 1/171 Activities: ARKANSAS LAW REVIEW, Articles Editor ( ) International Law Society, Vice President ( ) Honors: Outstanding Academic Achievement Award (first ranked student) Craig Sterne Memorial Award (outstanding graduate in taxation) Joe C. Barrett Award (outstanding graduate in commercial transactions)

2 WILLIAM E. FOSTER CURRICULUM VITAE 2 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, Conway, AR B.S., summa cum laude (2002); Major: Political Science, Minor: History Honors/Activities: Presidential Scholar; Music Performance Scholarship (Saxophone) PUBLICATIONS Enduring Design for Business Entities, UTAH L. REV. (forthcoming 2015) Muddying the Waterfall: How Ambiguous Liability Statutes Distort Creditor Priorities in Condominium Foreclosures (with Andrea J. Boyack) 67 ARK. L. REV. 225 (2014) The (Limited) Allure of Delaware, ARKANSAS LAW NOTES, August 13, 2013 Memorializing the Meal: An Analogical Exercise for Transactional Drafting (with Emily Grant) 36 U. HAW. L. REV. 403 (2014) An Overview of the United States Perspective on International Tax, GEORGIAN COMMERCIAL LAW REVIEW, Issue 3 (2014) Partisan Politics and Income Tax Rates, 2013 MICH. ST. L. REV. 703 (2013) Making Plaintiffs Whole: a Tax Problem of Interest, 64 OKLA. L. REV. 325 (2012) Student Note, Attorneys Windfalls and Society s Pitfalls: Butt v. Evans Law Firm, P.A., Attorneys Fees in Class Action Suits against Government Entities, 57 ARK. L. REV. 627 (2004) SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Enduring Design for Business Entities, Washington University Junior Faculty Forum, St. Louis, MO (February 27, 2015) Enduring Design for Business Entities, University of Oklahoma College of Law Faculty Exchange, Norman, OK (January 28, 2015). Enduring Design for Business Entities, Central States Law Schools Association, 2014 Annual Scholarship Conference, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA (October 11, 2014) Analogical Exercises for Transactional Drafting, Fourth Biennial Conference on Teaching Transactional Law and Skills: Educating the Transactional Lawyer of Tomorrow, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA (June 6, 2014) (with Emily Grant)

3 WILLIAM E. FOSTER CURRICULUM VITAE 3 Piercing the Corporate Veil: An Overview and Arkansas Perspective, University of Arkansas Winter CLE, Fayetteville AR (March 1, 2014) Muddying the Waterfall, Central States Law School Association Conference, Fayetteville, AR (October 5, 2013) (with Andrea Boyack) Analogical Exercises for Transactional Drafting, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, Hybrid Law Teaching, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, KS (June 8, 2013) (with Emily Grant) Swapping Inefficiences, Law and Society Association Conference Boston, MA (May 30, 2013) U.S. and Georgian Perspectives on International Tax, Symposium on Commercial Law, National Center for Commercial Law, Free University, Tbilisi, Georgia (May 18, 2013) The Allure of Delaware: Designing an Attractive Corporate Jurisdiction, Open Lecture, Free University, Tbilisi, Georgia (May 16, 2013) Swapping Inefficiencies, Washburn Tax Law Colloquium, Topeka, KS (April 26, 2013) Partisan Politics and Income Tax Rates, Washington University Junior Faculty Forum, St. Louis, MO (April 5, 2013) Partisan Politics and Income Tax Rates, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Tax Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA (March 20, 2013) Piercing the Corporate Veil, Selected Topics and Miscellany 2012 CLE Program, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, KS (June 21, 2012) Mergers & Acquisitions: Structuring and Tax Considerations, Wichita Bar Association Business Law CLE Seminar, Wichita, KS (May 4, 2012) Political Partisanship in the Tax Code, Washburn Tax Law Colloquium, Topeka, KS (April 20, 2012) Due Diligence: Practical Aspects, Symposium on Commercial Law, National Center for Commercial Law, Free University, Tbilisi, Georgia (March 20-21, 2012) Fiduciary Duties, Duty of Care, Business Judgment Rule, Symposium on Commercial Law, National Center for Commercial Law, Free University, Tbilisi, Georgia (March 20-21, 2012) Responsibility of Directors Towards the Third Parties / Piercing of Corporate Veil, Symposium on Commercial Law, National Center for Commercial Law, Free University, Tbilisi, Georgia (March 20-21, 2012)

4 WILLIAM E. FOSTER CURRICULUM VITAE 4 Making Plaintiffs Whole: a Tax Problem of Interest, Washburn Law Journal Faculty Scholarship Presentation, Topeka, KS (February 29, 2012) Master Class on Teaching Methodologies: Drafting Simulation, Tbilisi, Georgia (May 11, 2011) Making Plaintiffs Whole: a Tax Problem of Interest, Washburn Tax Law Colloquium, Topeka, KS (April 15, 2011) Private Company Acquisitions, Public Accountants Association of Kansas Tax Conference, Topeka, KS (Oct. 21, 2010) Legal Issues Impacting Your Nonprofit Organization: An Overview, Arkansas Coalition for Excellence Summit, Little Rock, AR (April 29, 2010) Tax Issues in Loan Workouts and Debt Restructurings, Arkansas Federal Tax Institute, Little Rock, AR (December, 2009) (co-presented) Legal Issues Impacting Your Nonprofit Organization: An Overview, Arkansas Coalition for Excellence Summit, Little Rock, AR (April 30, 2009) The Mechanics of Section 501(c)(3), Legal E-Source video lecture through University of Arkansas School of Law Nonprofit Clinic (Spring 2009) Corporate Tax Recent Developments, Federal Tax Institute, Little Rock, AR, (December 5, 2008) Federal and State Tax Update, Arkansas Banker s Association Meeting, Little Rock, AR (October 23, 2008) Structuring Mergers & Acquisitions, Friday, Eldredge & Clark Tax Seminar, Little Rock, AR (2007) Insolvency and Debt-Related Issues, Friday, Eldredge & Clark Tax Seminar, Little Rock, AR (2007) (co-presented) BLOG POSTS There Are Not Too Many Lawyers, Huffington Post, February 6, 2013 The Relative Transparency of Tax Rate Reform, Huffington Post, December 12, 2012 What to Expect When You re Expecting Tax Reform, Huffington Post, November 12, 2012 Taxpayers Make Gains on Passive Losses, published on Friday, Eldredge & Clark website, August 11, 2009

5 WILLIAM E. FOSTER CURRICULUM VITAE 5 LEGAL EXPERIENCE FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK, LLP, Fayetteville, AR Associate Attorney (Tax Mergers & Acquisitions) July 2006 July 2010 Summer Associate June 2003 July 2003 Analyzed and structured a wide variety of transactions including reorganizations, singlefirm restructurings, split-offs, mergers, and stock and asset purchases. Advised a number of formative stage entities on private offerings of debt and equity (primarily through Regulation D offerings). Advised corporations (both for-profit and non-profit) on legal and regulatory compliance issues and general governance matters. Represented individuals and entities in a wide range of tax matters, including transactional tax planning and tax controversy matters with the IRS and state taxing authorities. Represented several state and national banking institutions in drafting and reviewing commercial lending documents and advising on security and perfection issues. WARNER, SMITH & HARRIS, PLC, Fort Smith and Rogers, AR Law Clerk; Associate Attorney May 2004 May 2006 KUTAK ROCK LLP, Fayetteville, AR Law Clerk August 2003 December 2003 DAVIS, CLARK, BUTT, CARITHERS, & TAYLOR, PLC, Fayetteville, AR Summer Associate July 2003 August 2003 LAW SCHOOL SERVICE Appointments Committee (Arkansas) ( ) Joint JD/MBA Program Committee (Arkansas ( ) Faculty Recruitment Committee (Washburn) ( ) Honor Code Review Committee ( ) LL.M. Committee ( ) Republic of Georgia Project Committee ( ) Law Journal Committee ( ) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Member of the Bar of the State of Arkansas (admitted 2005) Arkansas Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, American Bar Association Federal District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Arkansas OTHER Board of Supervisors, National Center for Commercial Law at Free University, Georgia Supervisor (with Angie Doss), Corporate Counsel Externship Program Faculty Sponsor, Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity Faculty Advisor, Business Law Society