Overview Recent Publications Tax Controversy and Litigation LEADERS Michael J. Desmond Los Angeles Sanford W. Stark Washington, D.C. VIEW ALL PRACTICE MEMBERS VIEW ALL PRACTICE PUBLICATIONS VIEW ALL PRACTICES OVERVIEW Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Global Tax Controversy and Litigation Practice Group represents multinational corporations, privately held companies, investment funds, partnerships, sovereign wealth funds and individuals in resolving a broad range of complex domestic and cross-border tax disputes. We work with clients at all stages of tax controversy, ranging from audit and administrative resolution through trial court proceedings and judicial appeal. We also have extensive experience in resolving uncertain tax positions through letter rulings and other procedures available to secure advance guidance and direction from relevant tax authorities, helping our clients to avoid or mitigate the risk of tax controversies before they arise. Our tax controversy and litigation lawyers work closely with the firm’s market-leading corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, appellate and other practices in a variety of contexts, including disputes with national, regional and local tax authorities and in contentious tax matters involving private parties. The Global Tax Controversy and Litigation team is led by renowned tax litigators with decades of experience handling the largest and most complex cases and working at the highest levels of government, including the former Chief Counsel of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Our clients come from a range of industries, including technology, pharmaceutical and medical device, consumer goods, electronic commerce, oil & gas, and financial services, among others. The issues we handle reflect the broad scope of the tax law and include cross-border transfer pricing with a focus on valuing intangible property, the tax treatment of various in-bound and out-bound transfers and investments, partnership tax issues, tax accounting matters, employment taxes and employee benefits, renewable energy credits and other business tax incentives, investigations, and other tax-related compliance matters for public companies and other regulated entities. In an increasingly interconnected global economy, our experience extends to high-stakes tax controversy matters across Asia, Europe and the Americas. In the United States, the team handles federal, state and local tax audits, administrative appeals in the IRS’s Independent Office of Appeals, and litigation before various federal and state trial and appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court, the federal courts of appeal, the U.S. Tax Court and the Court of Federal Claims. Collaborating with other firm practice groups has proven valuable in securing favorable outcomes and court victories in forums ranging from administrative examinations through the U.S. Supreme Court. For additional information, please visit our Tax practice page. RECENT PUBLICATIONS Infrastructure Bill’s New Reporting Requirements May Have Sweeping Implications for Cryptocurrency Ecosystem -November 18, 2021 Gibson Dunn Adds Tax Controversy Group, Led by Sanford Stark, in Washington, D.C. -November 15, 2021 U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Proposes Substantial Extension and Expansion of Clean Energy Tax Incentives -October 13, 2021 Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) Introduces the “Ending The Carried Interest Loophole Act” That Would Require Current Ordinary Income Inclusions -August 10, 2021 Biden Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, Together With a “Greenbook” Providing Detailed Descriptions of Proposed Changes to Federal Tax Law and Accompanying Revenue Estimates -May 29, 2021 Former IRS Chief Counsel Michael Desmond Joins Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles and D.C. Offices -May 3, 2021 World Tax Recognizes Sandy Bhogal and Elaine Chen -September 24, 2020 UK Supreme Court Decides Suspending UK Parliament Was Unlawful -September 24, 2019 Supreme Court Holds That Payments For Lost Wages Are Taxable “Compensation” Under The Railroad Retirement Tax Act -March 4, 2019 SITEMAP CLIENT EXTRANET LEGAL NOTICES MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT PRIVACY POLICY COOKIE NOTICE CONTACT US ©Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2021. All rights reserved. This website uses cookies to provide analytics on user traffic. By continuing to browse our website, you consent to our use of cookies as set forth in our Cookie Policy. However you may visit Cookie Settings to customize your consent. Cookie SettingsACCEPT