Federal and state tax laws are ever changing. With new tax statutes, regulations, court decisions, and administrative determination and pronouncements come new issues of tax planning and compliance. Our tax attorneys are intricately involved in the development of changes in the Federal, State, and local tax laws, and work to keep clients abreast of the changes that affect their professional and personal interests.

We are experienced in representing clients in all aspects of Federal, State, and local tax matters. The firm’s tax attorneys are also active in the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association and other professional organizations of tax lawyers.

Tax Litigation

We represent clients in all aspects of Federal, State, and local tax litigation, including Internal Revenue Service, Franchise Tax Board, State Board of Equalization, and California Employment Development Department audits, administrative appeals of those decisions, and litigation before the United States Tax Court, the United States District Courts, the Court of Federal Claims, the Federal appellate courts, the State Board of Equalization, and the California courts. We also represent clients in the litigation of various matters involving Federal estate tax and California inheritance issues, including estate valuation issues. The firm’s tax litigation practice includes tax collection issues and tax issues arising in loan workout and insolvency cases (including bankruptcy proceedings).

Tax Planning and Structuring of Business Transactions

Our tax attorneys advise clients in connection with the Federal, State, and local tax consequences of various corporate, partnership, real estate, and other transactions, including sales and use tax issues and real and personal property tax issues.

Representative Clients

Our tax clients are quite varied and include large and family-owned corporations, partnerships, business joint ventures, limited liability companies, and individuals. The firm has developed particular expertise in the taxation issues affecting agribusiness entities, including farmers, food processors, commission merchants, and agricultural cooperatives.