Keith Engel - Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

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kengel@tourolaw.edu

Keith Engel, an internationally renowned expert in tax policy, joined Touro Law as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law. He will be teaching Business Organizations (Corporations and Partnerships), Basic Federal Income Tax, and Corporate Income Tax.

 

Prior to joining Touro Law, Professor Engel recently served as a Visiting Professor at The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer for the South African Institute of Taxation and was an adjunct tax professor at the University of Witswatersrand.

Professor Engel’s distinguished career spans the United States and South Africa, with expertise in tax law, policy reform, and business structuring. Since 2015, he has served as the CEO of the South African Institute of Taxation. In that role, he has provided strategic leadership and business development while engaging with the South African Parliament and other high-ranking officials on policy. He is a sought-after educator, regularly providing lectures, training, and webinars. He also provides guest lectures at other universities and was an adjunct professor for several tax courses. Throughout his career, Professor Engel has held numerous other impactful roles in tax policy including as Tax Director for African Tax Policy with EY, Chief Tax Director with the National Treasury of South Africa, and in a variety of roles in the United States (the Internal Revenue Service and as a U.S. Treasury Technical Advisor).

 

In addition to his leadership roles, Professor Engel has previously taught at Washington & Lee School of Law, Georgetown University, and other prestigious institutions. At Washington & Lee School of Law, he was honored as Teacher of the Year for three consecutive years. His contributions to the field also include a range of publications on international tax law, policy, and comparative taxation. Further, he is an often sought after lecturer and educator in comparative tax law and policy, international tax law and policy, corporations and partnerships, business law, and more.

 

Professor Engel earned his bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University and his JD and Master of Laws in Taxation both from Georgetown University Law Center.