Morgan Lewis

Andrew D. Allen

Associate

Andrew D. Allen focuses his practice on complex tax controversy and tax litigation. Drew has represented clients in the US Tax Court, US District Courts, and California Superior Court, in addition to US Courts of Appeals and California appellate courts. He has also counseled clients at various levels of administrative proceedings before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Franchise Tax Board (FTB), California Employment Development Department (EDD), and the San Francisco Treasurer and Tax Collector.

Extended Profile

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Drew was an associate at a boutique tax litigation firm in San Francisco, where he represented clients in civil tax controversy litigation, as well as criminal tax and white collar criminal litigation. He is active in the Tax Section of the State Bar of California, where he was recently the co-chairman of the Bay Area Young Tax Lawyers section.

Education

  • Golden Gate University School of Law, 2011, LL.M.
  • Golden Gate University School of Law, 2009, J.D.
  • University of California, Berkeley, 2004, B.A., History, With Distinction

Admissions

  • California
  • US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • US Tax Court
  • US District Court for the Northern District of California
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Tax, Law360 (2017)

Adjunct Faculty, Golden Gate University School of Law, LLM Tax Program

Publications

6/12/2019 - Inside The IRS' New Large Corporate Compliance Program, Law360

6/3/2019 - Large Corporate Compliance and Data Analytics: Have You Analyzed Your Own Data Recently?

3/14/2018 - IRS to End Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program on September 28, 2018

Events

5/9/2019 - The 6th Annual USD Transfer Pricing Symposium

4/25/2019 - UK Digital Services Tax and IRS Summons Enforcement Via Tax Treaty

10/4/2017 - Doing Business in the Golden State – Changes in California Tax Disputes