Paul Disangro

About Paul Disangro

Specialties include: Federal and State tax planning, compliance and controversies, IRS audits and Appeals, Tax Court litigation, R&D credit, Transfer Pricing, Domestic Activities, IP planning, Venture Capital Mergers & Acquisitions, FTB audits, settlements, and CA Office of Tax Appeals.

Experience

1. Partner - Tax Controversy Group

   Mayer Brown

   Jan 2006 — Present

   Paul DiSangro focuses his practice on resolving tax disputes with the IRS and state agencies. He obtains favorable results in an efficient time frame by partnering with clients to develop a clear strategy for navigating the thorny issues that arise in complex tax cases. Paul has more than 25 years of experience representing clients in all facets of tax controversy, including audits and administrative appeals, alternative dispute resolution and litigation.Successfully handling a broad range of tax issues with the IRS over the years, Paul’s most recent work includes matters involving transfer pricing, cost sharing, subpart F exceptions, the R&D credit, the section 199 domestic production activity deduction, IP migration and valuation disputes, captive insurance company benefits, executive compensation, depreciation, capitalization, deductions, withholding, independent contractors vs. employees, offshore accounts, partnership issues and debt versus equity.Paul also has extensive state and local tax controversy experience in California—with the California Franchise Tax Board, the California Board of Equalization, the California Employment Development Department and the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board—as well as with tax agencies in other states.On the tax planning side, Paul advises clients on a broad range of international, federal and state tax concerns. He counsels on cross-border issues including taxation under subpart F, transfer pricing and the movement and licensing of intangible property. He also advises on mergers and acquisitions and US outbound and inbound investment.Paul is recognized as a leading tax controversy adviser in the International Tax Review 2016 Tax Controversy Leaders guide. He has authored several important works on US and international tax issues and is widely sought as a speaker and presenter at professional tax seminars and symposia.(This description may be considered attorney advertising in some jurisdictions.)

Education

• Georgetown Law

  Master of Laws (LL.M.), Taxation

  1996 — 1997

• University of Miami School of Law

  Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

  1992 — 1995

• Georgetown University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Comparative Government & Economics

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate Tax
• Legal Research
• Tax
• Income Tax
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Public Speaking
• Corporate Law
• International Tax
• Tax Law
• Leadership
• Legal Writing
• Litigation