Brendan J. Sponheimer
Partner
Brendan Sponheimer focuses his practice on tax disputes and transfer pricing matters. He represents taxpayers at all levels of federal tax controversy, including IRS audits, administrative appeals, competent authority, and litigation before the US Tax Court, federal district courts, and US Court of Federal Claims. He has represented clients in controversies involving complex transfer pricing issues, research and development tax credits, debt-equity characterization of intercompany advances, expense characterization, economic substance, and substance-over-form issues.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Brendan was a tax partner at another global law firm and, before that, served as an attorney advisor at the US Tax Court.
- Georgetown University Law Center, 2011, LL.M., with distinction
- Western New England University School of Law, 2010, J.D., cum laude
- Yale University, 2007, B.A.
- New York
- Connecticut
- US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- US Tax Court
- US Court of Federal Claims