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62nd Annual

Taxation Conference

Austin Dec 3-4, 2014 Radisson Hotel and Suites, Austin-Downtown
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Overview

The 62nd Annual Taxation Conference features an impressive slate of topics with regionally and nationally renowned speakers covering current trends, updates in tax regulation and policy, and much more.

2014 program highlights include:

  • Nina Olson, the National Taxpayer Advocate, analyzes the implications of reduced budgets and how they will affect taxpayers. Ms. Olsen is named to 2014’s “The 100 Most Influential People in Tax and Accounting” by Accounting Today
  • Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, Michael Graetz, gives an update on the State of the Tax World in the 21st Century 
  • Gain insight on how the Appeals Judicial Approach and Culture (AJAC) Project is changing the IRS Office of Appeals process and what to keep in mind as the process evolves
  • C. Wells Hall, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Charlotte, NC, Laura Howell-Smith, Deloitte Tax LLP, Washington, DC, and Adrienne M. Mikolashek, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC (Invited), discuss the new 3.8% tax on net investment income under Section 1411
  • Hear perspectives from practitioners and a key government official on the effects of the new proposed regulations on partnership liability allocations
  • Learn about the sweeping legislative reforms made to the Texas franchise tax
  • Gain practical advice for offshore tax compliance from Charles P. Rettig, Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C., Beverly Hills, CA
  • Windsor One Year Later reviews the implications of the decision and Revenue Ruling 2013–17
  • Top 10 Ethics Issues that Get Tax Professionals in Trouble presented by Randy J. Curato, ALAS, Inc., Chicago, IL, Paul Koning, Koning Rubarts LLP, Dallas, TX, and Christopher S. Rizek, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, Washington, DC, offers advice on how to avoid potential costly mistakes with your clients
Continue on Friday with Professor Stanley M. Johanson’s popular one-day Estate Planning Workshop offering lively discussion, practical advice and updates.
 

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 December 3, 2014
  • Day 2 December 4, 2014
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Wednesday Morning, Dec. 3, 2014
    Presiding Officer:
    Catherine C. Scheid, Attorney at Law - Houston, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:35 am
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 8:45 am
    2.00 hrs
    Recent Developments in Federal Income Taxation
    A discussion of the significant court decisions, rulings and statutory and regulatory developments of the past year.

    Bruce A. McGovern, South Texas College of Law - Houston, TX
    Martin J. McMahon Jr., University of Florida Levin College of Law - Gainesville, FL

  • 10:45 am
    Break

  • 11:00 am
    1.00 hr
    Texas State Tax Update
    Learn about the sweeping legislative reforms made to the Texas franchise tax in which transportation, rental and auto repair businesses received generous tax preferences, the Comptroller's corresponding rule changes and the litigation that prompted these changes. Review of the Newpark Resources, Titan Transportation and CGG-Veritas cases which clarified important revenue exclusion and COGS issues arising under the Texas franchise tax.

    James F. Martens, Martens, Todd, Leonard & Taylor - Austin, TX

  • 12:00 pm
    Pick Up Lunch
    Included in registration.

  • Wednesday Afternoon, Dec. 3, 2014
    Presiding Officer:
    Maxine Aaronson, Attorney at Law - Dallas, TX
  • LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
  • Introduction

    Lawrence B. Gibbs, Former Commissioner, IRS, Miller & Chevalier Chartered - Washington, DC

  • 12:20 pm
    1.00 hr
    21st Century Tax Administration
    An analysis of the implications of reduced budgets for tax administration, including the IRS’s ability to promote voluntary compliance, to protect taxpayer rights, and to transform itself into an effective 21st century tax administration. 

    Nina E. Olson, Taxpayer Advocate Service, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC

  • 1:20 pm
    Break

  • 1:35 pm
    1.00 hr
    0.50 hr ethics
    Windsor One Year Later: Questions Answered?
    A review of current tax issues that same-sex couples are facing around the country, including the implications of the Windsor decision and Revenue Ruling 2013–17. 

    Patricia A. Cain, Santa Clara University School of Law - Santa Clara, CA

  • 2:35 pm
    0.75 hr
    IRS Collection Action
    Protecting the rights of the non-liable spouse from Federal tax liens and levies with respect to Texas homestead properties.

    Michael L. Cook, Cook Brooks Johnson PLLC - Austin, TX

  • 3:20 pm
    Break

  • 3:30 pm
    1.00 hr
    Getting Our Arms around the New 3.8% Tax on Net Investment Income
    A discussion of the 2013 proposed and final regulations under Section 1411, dealing with the 3.8% tax on net investment income and its application to trusts and estates, and recommendations and guidance to minimize the net investment income tax for owners of closely held businesses, real estate professionals and private equity investors.

    C. Wells Hall, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP - Charlotte, NC
    Laura Howell-Smith, Deloitte Tax LLP - Washington, DC
    Adrienne M. Mikolashek, Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC

  • 4:30 pm
    0.75 hr
    IRS Appeals: Managing the Process
    The IRS Office of Appeals remains the cornerstone of dispute resolution for the tax administration system, but the appeals process and implementation has been the focus of the Appeals Judicial Approach and Culture (AJAC) Project. The AJAC's objective is to return the Office of Appeals to a quasi-judicial approach in the way it handles cases, with the goal of enhancing internal and external customer perceptions of a fair, impartial and independent Office of Appeals. Gain insight on how the AJAC Project is changing the Appeals process and what practitioners should keep in mind as that process continues to evolve.

    Jasper "Jack" Taylor, Norton Rose Fulbright - Houston, TX

  • 5:15 pm
    Adjourn

  • Time
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    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Dec. 4, 2014
    Presiding Officer:
    Christina A. Mondrik, Mondrik & Associates - Austin, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Conference Room Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:30 am
    1.00 hr
    0.50 hr ethics
    Offshore Tax Enforcement and Compliance
    Practical advice for real life client issues including current IRS and DOJ international tax enforcement priorities, initiatives and procedures, practitioner representation strategies and techniques, and recent developments regarding examinations and voluntary disclosures of previously undeclared offshore financial accounts (FBAR) and assets.

    Charles P. Rettig, Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C. - Beverly Hills, CA

  • 9:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Collection of Employment Taxes
    Strategic considerations practitioners face in handling cases involving delinquent employment taxes, both under circumstances where the business is viable and where it is not. By analyzing a variety of factual scenarios, practitioners gain insight on how to respond to Final Notices of Intent to Levy; how to secure penalty abatement; how to propose, to maximum effect, the most advantageous collection alternative; how to make payment remittances in the client's best interests; and how to contest the imposition of the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP).

    Chaya Kundra, Kundra & Associates, P.C. - Rockville, MD
    Carol M. Luttati, Law Offices of Carol M. Luttati - New York, NY
    Jaime Vasquez, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry - San Antonio, TX

  • 10:30 am
    Break

  • 10:45 am
    0.75 hr
    Don't Leave Money on the Table! IRS [Mis]Computation of Interest
    After resolving federal tax deficiencies or refunds, taxpayers and their representatives must still be alert for IRS errors in computing interest. Learn areas in which the law is still uncertain, as well as settled law that the IRS often applies incorrectly.

    Robert D. Probasco, The Probasco Law Firm - Dallas, TX

  • 11:30 am
    Pick Up Lunch
    Included in registration.

  • Thursday Afternoon, Dec. 4, 2014
    Presiding Officer:
    Patrick L. O'Daniel, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
  • LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
  • 11:50 am
    0.75 hr
    State of the Tax World
    Why we desperately need tax reform and what it should look like and why a repeat of the 1986 Tax Reform won't work for the 21st Century.

    Michael J. Graetz, Columbia Law School - New York, NY

  • 12:35 pm
    Break

  • 12:50 pm
    2.00 hrs
    New Proposed Regulations on Partnership Liability Allocations
    The new proposed regulations on partnership liability allocations would make the most far-reaching changes to the partnership tax area in 20 years. An up-to-the minute discussion, with practitioners and a key government official, of their effects on partnership tax planning and interactions with critical areas such as partnership income, loss allocations and the cancellation of indebtedness rules.

    Terence F. Cuff, Loeb & Loeb - Los Angeles, CA
    Craig Gerson, U.S. Department of the Treasury - Washington, DC
    Blake D. Rubin, McDermott Will & Emery - Washington, DC

  • 2:50 pm
    Break

  • 3:00 pm
    1.00 hr ethics
    Top 10 Ethics Issues That Get Tax Professionals in Trouble for Malpractice
    How to avoid potentially costly mistakes in all aspects of your practice including issues arising during the client intake process—conflicts of interest, defending your own tax planning, the scope of your representation, providing tax advice in opinion letters and tax return positions, lack of supervision or inadequate staffing of tax work and coming to the party too late. Suggestions are provided on alternative solutions if, despite the best advice, you've found yourself in trouble with your clients.

    Randy J. Curato, ALAS, Inc. - Chicago, IL
    Paul Koning, Koning Rubarts LLP - Dallas, TX
    Christopher S. Rizek, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered - Washington, DC

  • 4:00 pm
    1.00 hr
    Conversion of Ordinary Income into Capital Gains: The Early Termination of Private Trusts and Charitable Remainder Trusts
    Analysis of the income tax and trust law considerations that need to be addressed when terminating a trust before its scheduled end, including when an early termination can result in income tax savings.

    Jerome M. Hesch, Berger Singerman LLP - Miami, FL

  • 5:00 pm
    Adjourn

  • Day 1 December 3, 2014
  • Day 2 December 4, 2014
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Conference Faculty

Patricia A. Cain

Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara, CA

Michael L. Cook

Cook Brooks Johnson PLLC
Austin, TX

Terence F. Cuff

Loeb & Loeb
Los Angeles, CA

Randy J. Curato

ALAS, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Craig Gerson

U.S. Department of the Treasury
Washington, DC

Lawrence B. Gibbs

Former Commissioner, IRS, Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Washington, DC

Michael J. Graetz

Columbia Law School
New York, NY

C. Wells Hall

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Charlotte, NC

Jerome M. Hesch

Berger Singerman LLP
Miami, FL

Laura Howell-Smith

Deloitte Tax LLP
Washington, DC

Paul Koning

Koning Rubarts LLP
Dallas, TX

Chaya Kundra

Kundra & Associates, P.C.
Rockville, MD

Carol M. Luttati

Law Offices of Carol M. Luttati
New York, NY

James F. Martens

Martens, Todd, Leonard & Taylor
Austin, TX

Bruce A. McGovern

South Texas College of Law
Houston, TX

Martin J. McMahon Jr.

University of Florida Levin College of Law
Gainesville, FL

Adrienne M. Mikolashek

Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Nina E. Olson

Taxpayer Advocate Service, Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Robert D. Probasco

The Probasco Law Firm
Dallas, TX

Charles P. Rettig

Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C.
Beverly Hills, CA

Christopher S. Rizek

Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
Washington, DC

Blake D. Rubin

McDermott Will & Emery
Washington, DC

Jasper "Jack" Taylor

Norton Rose Fulbright
Houston, TX

Jaime Vasquez

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
San Antonio, TX

Planning Committee

Kelli H. Todd—Chair

Martens, Todd, Leonard & Taylor
Austin, TX

Joe Hull—Vice-Chair

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Austin, TX

Maxine Aaronson

Attorney at Law
Dallas, TX

Stephen R. Akers

Bessemer Trust
Dallas, TX

R. Gordon Appleman

Thompson & Knight LLP
Fort Worth, TX

Carol A. Cantrell

Cantrell & Cantrell, PLLC
Houston, TX

Michael L. Cook

Cook Brooks Johnson PLLC
Austin, TX

Mickey R. Davis

Davis & Willms, PLLC
Houston, TX

Robert E. Davis

K&L Gates LLP
Dallas, TX

Timothy J. Devetski

Sidley Austin LLP
Houston, TX

Dennis B. Drapkin

Dallas, TX

Thomas L. Evans

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Chicago, IL

Barbara B. Franklin

Internal Revenue Service
Houston, TX

Lawrence B. Gibbs

Former Commissioner, IRS, Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Washington, DC

Christopher Hanna

SMU Dedman School of Law
Dallas, TX

Richard A. Husseini

Baker Botts
Houston, TX

Donald O. Jansen

The University of Texas System
Austin, TX

Stanley M. Johanson

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Calvin H. Johnson

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Hollis L. Levy

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

James F. Martens

Martens, Todd, Leonard & Taylor
Austin, TX

Kenton E. McDonald

Branscomb | PC
Corpus Christi, TX

Christina A. Mondrik

Mondrik & Associates
Austin, TX

Charles J. "Chad" Muller

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
San Antonio, TX

Patrick L. O'Daniel

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

T. Charles Parr III

Parr & Associates
San Antonio, TX

Robert J. Peroni

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Robert D. Probasco

The Probasco Law Firm
Dallas, TX

Catherine C. Scheid

Attorney at Law
Houston, TX

Jerry M. Scroggins Jr.

Fizer Beck
Houston, TX

Jasper "Jack" Taylor

Norton Rose Fulbright
Houston, TX

Credit Info

  • Austin
MCLE Credit
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Legal Specialization(s): Estate Planning and Probate Law, Tax Law
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
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You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
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You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.
Other Credit
Toggle view Certified Financial Planner (CFP) – 20.00 hrs
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You can learn more at: http://www.cfp.net/
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Reporting: UT Law will report credit to the IRS on your behalf. For programs that occur during the first nine months of the year, credit will be reported on a quarterly basis (by March 31, June 30, and September 30). For programs that occur during the fourth quarter (October 1 - December 31), credit will be reported within ten (10) days of the last day of the conference. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.
Toggle view National Accounting CPE – 18.00 hrs
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Delivery Method: Group-Live (UT Law CLE is a provider of NASBA Group-Live credit only, which excludes online offerings. 

To comply with NASBA Standards, attendees claiming CPE credit must sign in to verify attendance for each segment. Attendance sign-in sheets will be available at the registration desk. You will need your CPA license number to sign in. A CPE Certificate of Completion will be provided at the conclusion of the conference.

Reporting: CPAs are responsible for reporting CPE credits earned to their state's accountancy board, and must retain appropriate documentation of their participation in learning activities. Visit your state’s reporting website for more information or www.nasba.org.

Key Dates

Austin – Dec 3-4, 2014 – Radisson Hotel and Suites, Austin-Downtown
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Last day for $475.00 Regular pricing: Nov 21, 2014

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Last day for $380.00 Regular pricing: Nov 21, 2014

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Last day for cancellation (full refund): Nov 24, 2014

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Last day for cancellation: Dec 1, 2014

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111 E. Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, TX
512.478.9611 (reservations)

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$149 room rate good through November 2, 2014 (subject to availability).

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$3 daily self-parking; $8 overnight self-parking; $24 valet parking

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    Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
    Bracewell & Giuliani’s tax group has significant experience with the tax issues arising in transactions in all aspects of the energy industry including upstream and midstream oil and gas, oil field services, power generation and transmission and renewables. We also render critical tax advice in transactions including acquisitions and dispositions, reorganizations, debt and equity financing and financial transactions including hedging arrangements. Additionally, members of our team have a tremendous depth of experience in estate tax planning. Understanding that estate planning is a very personal process, we treat our attorney-client relationships as paramount. Our experience enables us to pursue a variety of sophisticated strategies to assist our clients in protecting their wealth for future generations in the most tax-efficient manner possible. No matter what the tax issue, Bracewell attorneys are committed to the relationship and understanding of each client's goals and concerns.
    www.bgllp.com
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    Branscomb | PC
    Branscomb | PC’s tax group provides comprehensive tax planning and advice to individuals, business entities, trustees, and personal representatives of estates. We have substantial experience in tax-free reorganizations and sales of businesses, tax-free spin-offs of branches or divisions of businesses, planning for investment in and divestment of oil and gas, planning with respect to settlements and jury awards in tax litigation, and planning for infusion of capital into existing businesses. Our estate tax planning group specializes in helping clients minimize the transfer tax cost of passing wealth on to subsequent generations. Our tax lawyers regularly handle Internal Revenue Service audits, protest letters contesting tax adjustments and penalties, administrative proceedings, appeals, and estate and gift tax disputes that include the valuation of closely-held businesses. We have long history of helping clients resolve issues with Internal Revenue Service and know how to work within the tax system to achieve our clients’ tax goals.
     
    www.branscombpc.com
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    Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
    For 50 years, Caplin & Drysdale has been recognized as one of the nation’s premiere tax law firms. Practice areas include international taxation, estate planning, philanthropic planning, and tax controversies. We offer comprehensive charitable planning and income, gift, and estate tax services to U.S. clients with domestic and international assets and non-U.S. clients with inbound investments in the United States. We also counsel U.S. citizens or residents who wish to relinquish their U.S. citizenship or tax residence, and foreign trusts and other entities with U.S. tax issues. Our internationally-recognized tax controversy lawyers represent businesses and high-net-worth individuals in complex federal tax disputes, including audits, offshore compliance, and criminal inquiries. Clients rely on our broad knowledge of tax law and our productive relationships with tax authorities that enable us to confront complex issues with a truly integrated approach. For more information, please contact Christopher Rizek at crizek@capdale.com
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  • Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C.

    Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C.
    For almost 50 years, the firm has been serving clients throughout the United States in civil and criminal tax controversy and litigation, white collar criminal defense, and in tax planning, estate and business planning, real estate and probate matters. The firm frequently appears before the United States Tax Court, the Federal District Courts and the Courts of Appeal, and maintains an active practice before the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Justice, the California Franchise Tax Board, the California State Board of Equalization and the California Employment Development Department. Members of the firm are involved in bar and other public service activities and are frequent lecturers and nationally recognized authors on tax related topics. In addition to their individual publications, members of the firm are co-authors of Tax Management's "Tax Crimes" Portfolio, 636-2nd, published by the Bureau of National Affairs.
    www.taxlitigator.com
  • Martens, Todd, Leonard & Taylor

    Martens, Todd, Leonard & Taylor
    Martens, Todd, Leonard & Taylor focuses its practice on trials, appeals and administrative hearings involving the Texas franchise tax and Texas sales & use tax. We also represent clients in challenging assessments of federal income/estate and gift tax in the U.S. Tax Court, federal appeals courts, and U.S. Supreme Court. Our appellate practice includes all types of appeals. Our recent cases include:
    Combs v. Roark Amusement & Vending, LP, 422 S.W.3d 632 (Tex. 2013); In Re: AllCat Claims Service, LP, 356 S.W.3d 455 (Tex. 2011); Combs v. Newpark Resources, Inc., 422 S.W.3d 46 (Tex. App.—Austin 2013, no pet.); Titan Transportation, LP v. Combs, 433 S.W.3d 625 (Tex. App.—Austin 2014, pet. filed); CGG Veritas Services (U.S.), Inc. v. Combs, No. D-1-GN-12-001316 (353rd Dist. Ct. Sept. 17, 2014), appeal docketed, No. 03-14-00713-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 10, 2014) and Graphic Packaging Corp. v. Combs, No. D-1-GN-12-003038 (353rd Dist. Ct. Mar. 18, 2014), appeal docketed, No. 03-14-00197-CV (Tex. App. – Austin Apr. 2, 2014).
    www.textaxlaw.com
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    Sidley Austin LLP is a premier law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 18 offices around the globe. Each year since the survey’s inception, Sidley has received the most first-tier national rankings of any U.S. law firm in the 2015 U.S. News—Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” survey, including a top-tier national rating in Tax Law.

    Sidley’s tax lawyers in the United States and London provide tax advice on a wide variety of complex transactions and financing techniques, as well as thoughtful and experienced representation in obtaining rulings and other guidance from tax authorities and in resolving tax controversies. Sidley’s tax practice includes more than 50 tax lawyers who pride themselves on providing well-thought-out advice in a manner that is timely, efficient and reflects their clients’ business objectives. The tax practice and its lawyers have been named as leaders in their field in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers, U.S. News and other publications. 
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