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Practice Group Leader:
Fenwick & West has achieved a reputation as having one of the nation's leading domestic and international tax
practices. The tax group's exciting and sophisticated practice stems from its client base. Our
tax clients represent every geographic area of the United States, as well as a number of foreign
countries, and have included over 100 Fortune 500 companies.
- 20 tax attorneys with a broad range of corporate, partnership, and international tax experience: represented well over 40 Fortune 100 companies in major federal tax matters
- Recognized by International Tax Review (2010) as one of the world’s leading tax planning practices, one of only two law firms in the entire U.S. to earn First Tier status
- Also recognized by International Tax Review (2010) as one of the world’s leading tax transactional practices, one of only five law firms in the entire U.S. to earn First Tier status
- Awarded First Tier status by World Tax Review every year, most recently in World Tax 2010
- Awarded "Corporate Tax Law Firm of the Year" for North America by ACQ Global Awards (2009)
- International Tax Review (2009) named Fenwick & West as "Tax Firm of the Year for the San Francisco Area" 3 out of the last 4 years. Also awarded "U.S. Tax Litigation Firm of the Year" 2 out of the last 4 years
- Extensive experience in tax accounting, M&A and joint venture planning
- Represented corporate clients in nearly 70 federal tax court cases and 35 state tax cases
- Significant APA experience and contacts: IRS APA program directors, and other APA personnel, have sought employment with Fenwick & West on leaving the APA program
- Extensive transfer pricing and witness-preparation work with many of the country's leading transfer pricing economists
- Recently won landmark Tax Court case for Xilinx relating to cost-sharing.
Related services include Tax Litigation and Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits.
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