B. A., magna cum laude, University of Baltimore; J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; LL.M. (Taxation), with distinction, dean’s list, Georgetown University Law Center. Professor Mezei is a tax controversy Partner at Gibson Dunn LLP. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner at other international law firms. Before that, he served as attorney-adviser to Judge Robert A. Wherry, Jr. of the United States Tax Court and as Senior Law Clerk to Judge Lawrence B. Hagel of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.