Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown has a dedicated tax controversy and litigation team that consists entirely of tax specialists. This level of in-depth expertise sees the firm involved in cutting-edge cases, ongoing examples of which include achieving the first taxpayer win under New York’s new manufacturer tax incentive for E. & J. Gallo Winery. Leah Robinson in New York, who leads the increasingly active SALT practice, led on that matter. The practice has four outstanding leaders, namely Brian Kittle in New York, Thomas Kittle-Kamp and Joel Williamson in Chicago, and Gary Wilcox in  Washington DC. Kittle-Kamp, whose recent work spans major cases involving transfer pricing, partnership and corporate transactions, is currently acting for Abbott Labs before the US Tax Court in a challenge to regulations implementing the global intangible low-tax income (GILTI) rules. Williamson’s track record includes the trial of seven major transfer pricing cases. Kittle recently won an issue of first impression concerning an IRS substance-over-form and step-transaction challenge. In Chicago, John Hildy is lauded for his work on federal tax disputes for multi-national corporations, and Jenny Austin has a broad practice that encompasses transfer pricing and other international issues.