Jean Pawlow

About Jean Pawlow

I am a partner in the Tax Controversy Practice at the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP…

Experience

1. Partner, Tax Controversy Practice

   Latham & Watkins

   Jan 2018 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   I have litigated cases for U.S. and multinational companies before the U.S. Tax Court, the Court of Federal Claims, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeal, and the Supreme Court. I also have extensive experience with IRS alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures, including Fast Track Settlement, Rapid Appeals, Post-Appeals Mediation, Pre-Filing Agreements, and CAP audits. Substantive issues involved include transfer pricing issues under Code Section 482, tax advantaged transactions, tax accounting issues, insurance tax matters, the tax treatment of financial instruments, foreign tax credit and research credit issues, leveraged leases, credit card interchange and original issue discount (OID), withholding taxes, excise taxes, state and local taxes and franchise fees. I represent individuals who are being audited by the IRS Global High Wealth Industry Group. I have dealt with reasonable compensation, estate and gift tax issues, and charitable contribution deductions. I also represent taxpayers on state and local tax matters.I am a frequent writer and speaker on tax controversy matters and I have appeared on CBS and CNBC. The Legal 500 has named me a “leading lawyer” every year since 2009, and quoted a client who described me as “A pleasure to work with, clever, an excellent advocate, personable and possessed of an instinctive business understanding.” I have been nationally ranked as a leading tax litigation lawyer since 2010 by Chambers USA as \"one of the preeminent tax lawyers in the U.S.” and noted for my “dedication to client service.” I am a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel, I served on the Tax Committee for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Advisory Council, and I was a Member of the Tax Advisory Board for the San Jose State University Lucas College and Graduate School of Business.

Skills

• Transfer Pricing
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Income Tax
• Tax Accounting
• Appeals
• International Tax
• Mediation
• Corporate Tax
• Tax Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (Tax)
• Tax
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Litigation
• Tax Litigation
• Courts