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Peter S. Canellos is a well-known journalist in New York City. He was also named as the editor of "The Boston Globe's Editorial Page" in the year 2009. Previously, Canellos has also served as chief of Globes Washington bureau and also as an author of National Perspective column from 2003. Peter S. Canellos was born in Boston (Mass) and completed his graduation from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been also received numerous awards for his achievements. Canellos also attended the Columbia Law School, where he also became an editor-in-chief of Columbia Law Review. In the same institution, he received a LLB magna cum laude.
From the year 1999 to 2003, Canellos also served as a metro editor for all the local coverage. Canellos also successfully covered presidential campaigns organized in 1992 as well as in 1996. He has also served as a "national roving correspondent" and Sunday writer, who emphasized legal affairs. Prior to that, Canellos was a bureau chief in City Hall during 1992 and in 1993. He was also the lead reporter of the Boston mayoral race in 1993. Mr. Canellos started his journalist career at Globe in 1988. His first coverage was based on housing and urban affairs. In the same year, he also covered the overnight police beat and general assignment.
In the year 2007, Canellos also served as an editor of Globe's 7-part series, which was based on Mitt Romney. Canellos also served as an editor for Globe's seven-part series, which was based on Ted Kennedy's life and achievements, which assisted him to win the national praise for both, content as well as for multi-media presentation it had. He was also the editor of a famous book 'Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy'. This book was able to reach number seven on bestseller list of The New York Times.
Peter S. Canellos completed his law degree from the Columbia University in the year 1967. He also heads the "Tax Department" at Lipton, Wachtell, Katz and Rosen. He is also in charge of the tax aspects of corporate acquisitions, financings and dispositions that constitute the major practice areas of the firm. These complex as well as large transactions frequently involves the multinational tax considerations.
Mr. Canellos has also served as a chairperson of the "New York State Bar Association Tax Section", and is a frequent lecturer and writer on the tax matters.
Some of his published articles are listed below:
"The Treatment of International Acquisitions of Businesses"
"The Section 355 Edifice: Spin-offs, Past, Present and Future"
"Contingency and the Debt/Equity Continuum"
"A Tax Practitioner's Perspective on the Substance, Form as well as Business Purpose in the Structuring Business Transactions and in the Tax Shelters"
"Reasonable Expectations and the Taxation of Contingencies"
The Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy, which was a book edited by Canellos helped him to boost up his popularity. This book was one of the best sellers in New York.
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