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03/25/12-03/28/12 62nd TEI Midyear Conference Washington, DC
Mary Hevener, Margaret Wilson, and William Gorrod, speakers, "Federal and State Tax Traps of a Mobile Workforce"
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01/24/12 Loi de Finances Rectificative pour 2011 et Loi de Finances Initiale pour 2012 [France: Amending Finance Law for 2011 and Initial Finance Law for 2012]
La Loi de Finances Rectificative pour 2011 et la Loi de Finances Initiale pour 2012 confirment la politique de rigueur mise en œuvre par le Gouvernement depuis 2011, au travers d'une fiscalité accrue pour les entreprises et les particuliers. [The Amending Finance Law for 2011 and the Initial Finance Law for 2012 confirm the austerity measures for enterprises and individuals that the French Government set up in 2011.]
01/24/12 Broad Regulations for Foreign Financial Asset Reporting
Proposed and temporary Treasury regulations expand upon, and perhaps duplicate, other required information reporting with respect to foreign financial assets held by certain U.S. taxpayers.
01/03/12 D.C. Nonprofit Corporation Law Changes for 2012
Revisions to the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act affect the governance and internal operations of certain D.C. nonprofits.
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11/07/11 Morgan Lewis Continues Growth of National Tax Practice with State and Local Tax Partner in Princeton and New York
Morgan Lewis announces the addition of Margaret C. Wilson as a partner in its Tax Practice, resident in Princeton and New York.
10/03/11 Morgan Lewis Further Expands Tax Practice in Northern California
Morgan Lewis announces the addition of Rod Donnelly to the firm's Tax Practice, resident in Palo Alto.
08/31/11 ConocoPhillips Joins Marathon in Surge of Tax-Free Spinoffs, Bloomberg (read the article)
Gary Wilcox is quoted.
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Morgan Lewis's Tax Practice is focused on helping our clients minimize the federal, state, and foreign taxes associated with their transactions and ongoing business operations, and resolve disputes with taxing authorities. We are well qualified to advise on the most complicated tax issues and offer practical and efficient solutions.

  • We work closely with the firm's corporate attorneys in connection with domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs, buyouts, restructurings, and securities offerings. 
  • We work closely on a day-to-day basis with our clients' in-house tax personnel to help them address ongoing issues, satisfy their compliance obligations, and prepare for potential controversies. 
  • We are experienced in successfully resolving tax disputes with the IRS or with state and foreign tax authorities, through both the examination and appeals processes. 
  • We have successfully litigated a wide variety of tax disputes in the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, federal district and appellate courts, and numerous state courts. 
  • We proactively seek solutions by persuading the U.S. Treasury to publish regulations or rulings.
Our attorneys, located throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, are leading national practitioners recognized by Chambers USA, Legal 500, Euromoney's guide to the World's Leading Tax Advisors, and other peer and client rankings. In addition to the attorneys in the Tax Practice, Morgan Lewis also has many tax lawyers in the related practices of White Collar Litigation and Government Investigations, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, and Personal Law.

The Tax Practice integrates controversy, consulting and transactional advice to produce practical and efficient solutions to often highly complex tax problems. We advise in the areas of: