Matt Movafaghi

Senior Vice President, Head of Tax Insurance Placements

Scottsdale, AZ

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Matt is a Senior Vice President in the Tax Insurance Practice at CAC Specialty. Matt specializes in providing multinational corporations unparalleled insurance solutions for complicated tax risks. He is excited to bring his law firm and in-house corporate tax experience to contribute to the expansion and recognition of the use of tax insurance in the market.

Prior to joining CAC, Matt was Senior Tax Counsel for Chevron Corporation, where he provided sophisticated tax planning for Chevron’s global organization. He held various positions of increasing responsibility, including tax planning for global manufacturing and refining, global lubricants, marine lubricants, and technology marketing. Matt was also responsible for tax planning for Chevron’s Africa and Middle East upstream and downstream operations, which include operations in Angola, South Africa, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. Before Chevron, Matt was a tax attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP, where he represented corporations, private equity funds, and investment funds in connection with the domestic and international tax-related aspects of transactional matters, including taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, investments, and partnerships.

Matt graduated from Stanford University where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science. Matt received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law and a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University Law School.


Practice Groups

  • Tax
  • Transactional liability
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