D. Nelson Adams, Former Head of Tax Department and Former Managing Partner of Davis Polk, Dies at 97

The New York Times reports that D. Nelson Adams, former tax lawyer and managing partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell, has died at 97

A specialist in corporate tax law, Mr. Adams spent his entire career at Davis Polk .... Mr. Adams joined Davis Polk in 1936, becoming a partner in 1949. He became head of the firm’s tax department the next year and 20 years later was named managing partner. He retired in 1977.