Carol Shahmoon, Counsel

Ms. Carol Shahmoon graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University in 1992 where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.  She also received her J.D. in 1992 from Columbia Law School through an accelerated joint degree program with the College.  At law school, she was both a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.  In addition, Ms. Shahmoon served as a Notes & Comments Editor of the Columbia Law Review.

Ms. Shahmoon began her career at the law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York, where she practiced in the area of corporate taxation.  She analyzed the tax consequences of complex, cross-border corporate transactions and negotiated and drafted the relevant documentation.  After Cleary, Ms. Shahmoon practiced in the legal department of Morgan Stanley & Co.  At Morgan Stanley, she focused on the legal and compliance issues arising in the sales and trading division.  She joined Chitwood Harley Harnes as Of Counsel in September 2008.

Email: cshahmoon@chitwoodlaw.com