Paul C. Pencak

Paul C. Pencak serves as a Visiting Professor of Practice at Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law while concurrently holding a managing director position in Ernst & Young's National Tax Department. His academic appointment builds upon a 40-year professional career in tax advisory that began with Arthur Young in 1984.

Education

• JD, cum laude, Northwestern University School of Law (1990), Associate Editor of The Law Review
• BSc, with highest honors, DePaul University (1982)

Research and Professional Focus

Professor Pencak specializes in Taxation with concentrated expertise in International Tax and Corporate Tax domains. His work centers on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration strategies, and complex repatriation frameworks, directly bridging practical tax advisory with academic instruction. This practitioner-scholar approach informs his teaching of advanced transactional tax concepts.

Teaching

He instructs key courses including Advanced International Corporate Tax Transactions, Corporate Taxation (LLM Tax), and International Taxation, leveraging decades of frontline experience at Ernst & Young where he maintains active practice.

Professional Background

A licensed Certified Public Accountant, Paul C. Pencak began his career with Arthur Young in 1984 and has remained with the firm through its evolution into Ernst & Young. His National Tax Department role focuses on high-stakes international transactions while his academic work has continuously shaped tax education at Northwestern since 1996.