Tax

Every business transaction involves taxes, and this makes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a potential party to every deal. Our tax lawyers provide experienced, confidential counsel to help reduce your tax burden and defend against claims by federal, state and local tax authorities. In a confusing landscape of complex and ever-changing tax laws, we provide seasoned, practical guidance to help you capitalize on opportunities that may save your business money.

Our broad and deep tax practice involves planning for a variety of business transactions, including the formation of business entities of all types; taxable and tax-free corporate acquisitions and divestitures; public securities offerings; joint ventures and entity conversions; and transactions involving partnerships, limited liability companies (LLC's) and S corporations. Our lawyers also have prior experience working within major national and international law and accounting firms.

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Chambers USA, one of the world's leading ranking agencies for the legal profession, has recognized our Tax practice as among the best in the state. Sources who were interviewed by Chambers commented: "We are very satisfied with the firm's work and advice...The team is always very responsive and can address our needs in a lot of different areas" and called the firm "a go-to for tax issues and litigation."

Our practice and Tax lawyers have also earned accolades in The Best Lawyers in America^® and U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms,” among other publications. 

We frequently represent taxpayers in adversarial proceedings before the IRS. We also have a long track record in the state capital of resolving disputes over state and local income, franchise, sales, use and property taxes. Because we are a full-service law firm, we offer assistance with related legal matters such as Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Institutions, Debt Finance, Securities, Commercial Real Estate, Employment, Labor and Human Resources, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation and Government Relations. We also assist executives with estate and investment planning and asset protection.

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Services

• Tax planning for businesses and individuals
• Representation before federal, state and local tax authorities in tax controversies
• Advice on tax-, corporate- and trust-law issues to charitable and other tax-exempt organizations
• Assistance with tax-related provisions of commercial contracts, finance agreements and acquisition documents