Miller & Chevalier Chartered advises on all aspects of the tax policy-making lifecycle, from analyzing new tax legislation to enacting strategies to modify or oppose prospective changes, including testifying before the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The practice is jointly led by former IRS staffer Jorge Castro, who handles tax, regulatory and compliance matters, and Loren Ponds, who has in-depth technical knowledge of tax matters and transfer pricing. Marc Gerson is well versed in federal tax policy and regularly represents clients before Congress, the Treasury and the IRS, while being adept in tax technical corrections legislation. All three members, and the broader team and based in Washington DC.
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Clients clés

  • McDonald's Corporation
  • T-Mobile US, Inc.
  • Netflix, Inc.
  • The Carlyle Group
  • Nokia of America Corporation
  • Semiconductor Industry Association
  • National Philanthropic Trust/Philanthropy Roundtable/United Philanthropy Forum
  • American Fidelity Assurance Company
  • Garmin Ltd.
  • Gusto, Inc.

Points forts

  • Representing a Fortune 500 technology company, secured technical corrections to Section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code in the pending SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections Act, which is expected to be considered by Congress later this year.
  • Advising Gusto in securing the introduction and reintroduction of several pieces of legislation in both the House of Representatives and Senate, including regarding passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), foreign tax credits (FTCs), research and development expensing, and business interest expense deductions.
  • Advised a number of supplemental insurance companies before the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to withdraw proposed regulations that would have dramatically changed the taxation of payments from employer-provided fixed-indemnity insurance plans.

Avocats

Responsable de la pratique

Jorge Castro; Loren Ponds

Autres avocats clés

Marc Gerson