Summary: Washington D.C. is the hub for major law firms to have tax law practices.
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Washington D.C. is a key location for law firms that practice tax law with many of the laws that affect tax being created there. These firms are often the first to hear about any changes that lobbyists are advocating. View this online directory of the Washington D.C. law firms that practice tax law.
Baker & McKenzie LLP – This firm is the largest in D.C. with around 4,200 lawyers to assist clients in designing, implementing, and defending international tax law. The firm also has over 900 advisers, economists, and attorneys that are in 40 countries to handle tax law.
DLA Piper – This other major law firm also has around 4,200 lawyers. They provide service for the full range of tax matters throughout Asia Pacific, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. They have 300 attorneys specifically for working with tax issues that affect multinational companies.
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Hogan Lovells US LLP – This firm has 2,500 attorneys. Approximately 110 of those attorneys plus accountants comprise the tax practice that is works with clients through offices in Asia, Latin America, South Africa, and eight European jurisdictions. Their clients in insurance, finance, air transport, hospitality, and media industries are well known companies.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP –  This firm has over 900 attorneys in its 22 offices. Their tax practice covers matters of international tax law, investment management, tax-exempt organizations, employee benefits, private client services, and more.
Jones Day – Their Washington D.C. office has 260 attorneys that deal with bankruptcy taxation, sovereign investors, wealth management, mergers and acquisitions, tax audits and controversies, and more.
K&L Gates – This firm employs around 2,000 attorneys. They work on national and international tax issues such as real estate, business formation, fund formation and operation, commercial lending, alternative energy, litigation, and tax controversies.
Latham & Watkins – The firm’s tax practice is well versed in representing Fortune 500 companies, private equity funds, multinational corporations, and financial institutions. They counsel on transactional tax, tax controversy, international tax, tax-exempt organizations, and benefits, compensation and employment.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius – They have roughly 2,000 attorneys that give tax advice to various sized companies and partnerships in four primary areas: resolving disputes with taxing authorities and in court, advising on transactions, daily counseling on substantive and tax planning and compliance issues, and helping clients obtain public or private guidance from the Department of the Treasury and the IRS.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP – This firm has tax professionals with experience working on global settlements, prefiling agreements, fast-track appeals settlements, and other expedited resolution methods. They also have senior tax litigators on hand when litigation is necessary.
White & Case LLP – This firm has 1,900 lawyers with over 100 of which plus advisors making up the tax practice. They represent clients in bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, investment funds, asset management, transfer pricing, and other matters.
Greenberg Traurig – This firm has around 1,800 attorneys. Their tax practice is located in D.C and handles issues of mergers and acquisitions, real estate tax, corporate finance tax, capital markets, audits, criminal tax defense, multi-state tax planning, and more.
Mayer Brown – Their tax practice is located in Washington D.C. The firm deals with everyone aspect of corporate, individual, and partnership taxation throughout the United States and Europe. Their expertise includes cross-border transactions in addition to state and local matters.
Reed Smith – This tax law practice works with mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financial transactions, and divestitures. They are experienced with international tax, financial products, investment funds, real estate, renewable energy and tax credits, litigation, assisting tax-exempt organizations, and executive compensation.
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