KARL P. FRYZEL is a partner of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP in Boston. He is a member of the tax, benefits, and compensation department and private equity and venture capital group. His practice includes all aspects of tax and business planning for corporations, investment partnerships, limited liability companies, and individuals engaged in business and investment activities. Previously, he was in private practice for some twenty-five years in Boston, an attorney-advisor in the appellate section of the tax division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and an attorney-advisor in the IRS office of the chief counsel in Washington, D.C. Mr. Fryzel is a member of the Boston Tax Forum and the Tax Sections of the American and Boston Bar Associations. He has been included as a Massachusetts "Super Lawyer" since 2004 and a New England "Super Lawyer" since 2007 in the area of tax law by Law & Politics and Boston magazine. He has also been listed among The Best Lawyers in America since 2007 in the area of tax law. He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and Boston College. (December 2011)