About Kersten

Kersten Broms is an associate in the Tax Section of Stoel Rives’ Benefits, Tax, and Private Client Group. Kersten has advised clients on tax structuring and U.S. federal tax issues and designing and implementing corporate and tax structures and has drafted a variety of contracts, including noncompete, nondisclosure, and settlement agreements, among others. Kersten also represented clients in prelitigation negotiation in contract and tax matters. She has donated significant time to pro bono corporate and tax law representation.

Kersten has worked for clients in industries that include technology (software, hardware/component, web-services, AI) and biopharmaceutical. She is familiar with a wide variety of tax jurisdictions, including Australia, Cayman, China, Ethiopia, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, and U.K.

Before joining Stoel Rives, Kersten had her own practice (2020–2022) and was an international tax associate with DLA Piper LLP (2017–2019). While attending law school, she was an intern with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Tokyo (2016); a summer associate with Davis Wright Tremaine (2015); and a law clerk with the Oregon Department of Justice Civil Litigation department (2014–2015). Prior to becoming an attorney, Kersten had a career in the financial industry as a personal financial advisor for nine years.