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Alison Maxwell
Work Department
International Corporate Reorganizations; Tax; Transfer Pricing and Valuation
Position
Partner; US Chair, Tax Practice
Career
Alison Maxwell concentrates her practice in international tax with a focus on operational structuring, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and post-acquisition integration.
Alison has assisted a wide range of clients, from startups to multibillion-dollar multinationals, in structuring acquisitions, cross-border financing, integrating legal entities and ensuring that the final international structure can efficiently meet both US and foreign compliance requirements. She has advised on large-scale international merger and acquisition transactions.
Alison is a frequent speaker on international tax matters. She is the Chair of the US Tax Practice and formerly served as the Co-Chair for the firm’s National Leadership Alliance for Women (LAW) as well as Managing Partner of the Seattle office. She is also the coach of her sons’ baseball teams.
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Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > International tax
(Leading lawyers)DLA Piper LLP (US)’s ‘extremely knowledgeable and approachable’ tax practice, headed by Seattle-based Alison Maxwell and New York-based Maruti Narayan , advises clients active in various sectors, such as technology, industrials, and life sciences, on the full spectrum of international tax related matters including tax planning, transactional, and controversy services. Maxwell has a special focus on advising on the structuring of large-scale, international integration and acquisition transactions whilst Narayan has considerable expertise in US tax policy matters, including supporting clients with proposed tax reform provisions and advising on the impacts of OECD provisions on global taxation. Sang Kim, based in Palo Alto, handles a wide range of international tax matters such as global transfer pricing strategy, cross-border M&A, post-acquisition integration, and international tax controversy. New York-based Kevin Glenn has notable experience advising large multinational clients on a broad range of cross-border tax planning issues. Christopher Feldman, who is based in Seattle, assists a wide range of clients from Silicon Valley start-ups to large multinationals on efficient tax structuring. In Boston, the team benefits from Ryan Starr’s global tax and operational business structuring, cross-border M&A, and post-acquisition integration expertise. New York-based Frank Mugabi is considered a multi-disciplinary tax practitioner who splits his practice between international tax planning and transactional tax, including advising on tax aspects of public cross-border M&A transactions. The team welcomed New York’s David Pope from Baker McKenzie LLP in February 2023 and Brian Hamano in Los Angeles from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in July 2023. At the associate level, Marc Anthony Casale in New York and LA-based Tuan Quang Ngo are notable team members.
United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
DLA Piper LLP (US)’s non-contentious tax practice, led by Stacy Paz in Silicon Valley alongside Seattle-based Alison Maxwell, continues to claim its share of middle-market and major transactions, including in emerging areas such as tax insurance and digital assets structuring. The team also has a strong offering in the sports space, recently advising the majority owners of NBA team the Phoenix Suns as well as the investment arm of NFL team the San Francisco 49ers. Senior partner Gerald Rokoff leads a group dedicated to handling the tax structuring of asset management and financial product transactions, while Shiukay Hung is an expert in REIT tax, representing both sponsors and investors. Thomas Geraghty in Chicago advises on mergers, including those involving SPACs and up-C structures, joint ventures, securities offerings, restructurings, real estate investments, and investments in cryptocurrency and digital assets. Frank Mugabi’s broad experience in the oil and gas sector extends to private equity M&A as well as de-SPAC and Reverse Morris transactions. Drew Young has recently focused his efforts on renewable energy matters, especially those concerning the new Inflation Reduction Act. Associate John Wei is highly regarded. Kurtis Weaver in Boston was promoted to partnership in 2023, with the group also strengthened by the arrivals of David Pope, Los Angeles- and Palo Alto-based Brian Hamano, and Andrew Kreisberg in San Diego. Unless otherwise noted, lawyers mentioned are based in New York.
Lawyer Rankings
- International tax United States > Tax
- Leading lawyers United States > Tax > International tax
- US taxes: non-contentious United States > Tax
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- International trade > CFIUS
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Tax > Financial products
- Finance > Fintech
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Finance > Project finance
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- International trade > CFIUS
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation