
Associate Dean for Research and Academic Programs; Professor of Law
Lilian Faulhaber
A.B., Harvard; J.D., Harvard; M.Phil., Cambridge University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Lilian V. Faulhaber teaches courses on federal income taxation, EU tax, international taxation, tax policy, and international business law. Her writing focuses on tax competition, tax avoidance, international taxation, charitable giving, and European Union law.
Before joining the Georgetown faculty, Professor Faulhaber was an Advisor to the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Prior to her work at the OECD, she was an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Law. Professor Faulhaber clerked for Senior Judge Robert E. Keeton and Judge William G. Young, both on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and was an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York. She is a graduate of Harvard College, Cambridge University, and Harvard Law School, where she was editor-in-chief of the Harvard International Law Journal.
In 2013, Professor Faulhaber received Boston University School of Law’s Michael W. Melton Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence. In 2018, she received Georgetown Law’s Frank F. Flegal Excellence in Teaching Award and Georgetown Law’s Faculty Member of the Year Award.
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“TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REMAIN IN SIMPLIFIED GLOBAL TAX PROPOSAL,” coverage by Law 360, July 20, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JULY 14, 2021
“LAWMAKERS TOLD TO RETOOL FEDERAL HOUSING TAX INCENTIVES,” coverage by Law 360, July 14, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JULY 2, 2021
“GLOBAL TAXATION NEARS HISTORIC DEAL AMID LAST-MINUTE HURDLES,” coverage by Bloomberg Law, July 2, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JUNE 11, 2021
“G7 COUNTRIES MOVE CLOSER TO TAX PLAN FOR US TECH GIANTS,” coverage in France 24, June 11 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JUNE 7, 2021
“PROPOSED GLOBAL MINIMUM TAX FACES TOUGH HURDLES, IN THE U.S. AS OVERSEAS,” coverage by Marketplace, June 7, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JUNE 2, 2021
“YELLEN AIMS TO WIN SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL TAX DEAL,” coverage by The New York Times, June 2, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
MAY 28, 2021
“BIDEN BANKS ON $3.6 TRILLION TAX HIKE ON THE RICH AND CORPORATIONS,” coverage in The New York Times, May 28, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian V. Faulhaber.
APRIL 29, 2021
“US COMMENTS ON MINIMUM TAX MARK A CHANGE, OBSERVERS SAY,” coverage by Law 360, April 29, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
APRIL 8, 2021
“LONGTIME TAX TARGET AMAZON TO SPEARHEAD CHARGE FOR REFORM,” coverage in the Daily Sabah, April 8, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
APRIL 7, 2021
“WHY IT’S SO HARD TO STRIKE A DEAL ON A GLOBAL CORPORATE TAX,” coverage by Marketplace, April 7, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
APRIL 5, 2021
“SENATE DEMOCRATS PITCH THEIR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE TAX PLAN,” coverage by The Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
“MARYLAND WANTS TO TAX BIG TECH. COULD OTHER STATES FOLLOW?,” coverage by NBC News, February 23, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JANUARY 4, 2021
“INTERNATIONAL TAX POLICY TO WATCH IN 2021,” coverage by Law 360, January 4, 2021, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JULY 14, 2020
“NEW DIGITAL, OECD TAXES COULD UNSETTLE GOV’T NEGOTIATORS,” coverage by Law 360, July 14, 2020, featuring Professor Lillian Faulhaber.
JUNE 18, 2020
“U.S. WALKS OUT ON GLOBAL DIGITAL TAX NEGOTIATIONS,” coverage by Marketplace, June 18, 2020, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JUNE 13, 2020
“GLOBAL TAX TALKS WAIVER AS PANDEMIC HITS GOVERNMENT COFFERS,” coverage in The Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2020, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JANUARY 17, 2020
“THE WORLD CAN’T AGREE ON HOW TO TAX BIG TECH COMPANIES,” coverage by Marketplace, January 17, 2020, quoting Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
DECEMBER 6, 2019
“MNUCHIN SUGGESTS U.S. WON’T BACK MANDATORY RULES TO CURB DIGITAL SERVICES TAXES,” coverage by Inside Trade, December 6, 2019, quoting Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
“NATIONS PRESS AHEAD TO COORDINATE CORPORATE TAXES,” coverage by The Wall Street Journal, October 18, 2019, quoting Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2019
“OECD BASE EROSION TAX FACES INFO-SHARING HURDLES,” coverage by Law360, September 27, 2019, featuring Professor of Law Lilian Faulhaber.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
“NEW FRENCH TAX TURNS TRUMP AND TECH GIANTS INTO STRANGE BEDFELLOWS,” coverage by PBS NewsHour, September 4, 2019, quoting Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
AUGUST 30, 2019
“FRANCE’S DIGITAL SERVICES TAX A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME,” coverage by Law 360, August 30, 2019, an opinion piece by Professor Lilian V. Faulhaber.
AUGUST 19, 2019
“FRANCE IS NOT ALONE IN ITS PLAN TO TAX TECH GIANTS“, coverage in Brookings, August 19, 2019, a podcast with Professor Lilian Faulhaber and David Dollar.
JULY 24, 2019
“BIG TECH LOBBIES TO STIFLE DIGITAL SERVICES TAX EFFORTS,” coverage by Inside Sources, July 24, 2019, referencing an OP-ED PIECE by Professor Lillian Faulhaber in The New York Times.
JULY 16, 2019
“U.S.-CHINA DEAL: A 2020 LIABILITY?,” coverage in Politico, July 16, 2019, featuring Professor Lilian V. Faulhaber.
JULY 15, 2019
“BEWARE. OTHER NATIONS WILL FOLLOW FRANCE WITH THEIR OWN DIGITAL TAX,” an opinion piece by Professor Lilian Faulhaber, in The New York Times, July 15, 2019.
MAY 16, 2019
“PERSPECTIVES ON THE TAXATION OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY,” coverage by Tax Notes Talk/Tax Notes, May 16, 2019, a podcast featuring a discussion with Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
“EMULATION COULD LEAD TO INT’L TAX COORDINATION, PANELISTS SAY,” coverage by Law360, February 1, 2019, quoting Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JANUARY 28, 2019
“DON’T COUNT ON THAT TAX RETURN JUST YET,” coverage by Marketplace Morning Report, January 28, 2019, featuring Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
OCTOBER 31, 2018
“US ATTACKS UK PLAN FOR DIGITAL SERVICES TAX ON TECH GIANTS,” coverage by BBC News, October 31, 2018, quoting Professors Lilian Faulhaber and Itai Grinberg.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
“IN 3 YEARS SINCE BEPS, MOST IP REGIMES IN COMPLIANCE,” coverage by Law360, September 21, 2018, quoting Professor Lilian Faulhauber.
AUGUST 24, 2018
“ALTERA, MEDTRONIC SHOW HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY IN TRANSFER PRICING SUITS,” coverage by Law 360, August 24, 2018, quoting Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JANUARY 4, 2018
“N.Y. TO SUE FEDERAL GOV’T OVER ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ TAX LAW,” coverage by UPI NewsTrack, January 4, 2018, quoting Associate Professor Lilian Faulhaber, and referning to Faulhaber’s December 20, 2017 interview on CNN MONEY.
DECEMBER 20, 2017
“MAKING SENSE OF THE NEW CAP ON STATE TAX DEDUCTIONS,” coverage by CNN Money, December 20, 2017, quoting Associate Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
DECEMBER 18, 2017
“THE YEAR OF MAGIC BOX THINKING: TAXING THE DIGITAL ECONOMY,” coverage by Tax Notes International, December 18, 2017, quoting Associate Professor Lilian V. Faulhaber.
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
“PANELISTS SEE INT’L TAX LANDSCAPE SHIFTING TOWARD CHAOS,” coverage in Law 360, November 20, 2017, quoting Associate Professor Lilian Faulhaber and Professor Itai Grinberg.
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
“TAX REFORM UNPACKED AT GEORGETOWN LAW,” coverage in Court House News, November 17, 2017, quoting Professors Itai Grinberg, Charles Gustafsan, Stephen Cohen and Associate Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
OCTOBER 26, 2017
“EU TO INVESTIGATE UK TAX LAW ON CONTROLLED FOREIGN COS.,” coverage by Law 360, October 26, 2017, quoting Professor Itai Grinberg and Associate Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
OCTOBER 5, 2017
“DUELING US, EU TAX CLAIMS MAY POSE CHALLENGE FOR AMAZON,” coverage by Law 360, October 5, 2017, quoting Associate Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
“ANTI-TAX-COMPETITION MEASURES COULD HAVE UNINTENDED EFFECTS, EXPERTS SAY,” coverage in Worldwide Tax Daily, February 6, 2017, featuring Associate Professor Lilian Faulhaber, speaking at a conference on tax competition hosted by the International Tax Policy Forum and Georgetown University Law Center’s Institute of International Economic Law.
OCTOBER 27, 2016
“EU’S NEW CORPORATE TAX BASE MAY NOT FLY WITH MEMBERS,” coverage in Law 360, October 27, 2016, quoting Associate Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
AUGUST 30, 2016
“EU APPLE TAX RULING STIRS FEARS OF REVENUE LOSS IN U.S.,” coverage in The Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2016, quoting Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
AUGUST 30, 2016
“EUROPEAN UNION SLAPS APPLE WITH A $14 BILLION TAX BILL,” coverage on CNBC Nightly Business Report, August 30, 2016, featuring Associate Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
JUNE 8, 2016
“EU TAX EVASION RULES MAY BE UNDONE BY LACK OF CERTAINTY,” coverage by Law 360, June 8, 2016, quoting Professor Lilian Faulhaber.
APRIL 3, 2013
“HOW THE I.R.S. HURTS MOTHERS,” an opinion piece in The New York Times, April 3, 2013, by Associate Professor Lilian V. Faulhaber.