Flaster Greenberg PC

Tax Law, Business and M&A, Trusts and Estates

Co-Managing Shareholder

Board of Directors Member

Steven Poulathas focuses his practice on advising and representing individuals, family-owned businesses, and public companies in tax, business and finance, and estate matters. As general outside counsel to privately held companies, he serves as a trusted advisor and an integral member of his clients’ business teams.

With an LLM in Taxation and prior experience at the Internal Revenue Service in the Office of Chief Counsel, Steve has in-depth knowledge of the tax laws and assists clients with planning and structuring business and real estate transactions, mergers, and reorganizations to minimize tax burdens. He also represents taxpayers before the IRS or other state taxing authorities with tax appeals, voluntary disclosures, and other collection matters.

In addition to providing advice and counsel regarding methods to strengthen the net results of businesses and individuals, Steve provides tax opinions, assists in the procurement of private letter rulings, and resolves tax controversies on the federal and state levels through appeals, both in court as well as through offers in compromise.

With significant transactional experience at Flaster Greenberg and previously at a global law firm, he guides clients in the formation, acquisition, disposition, and reorganization of business entities and their financing needs. Steve also works with clients to achieve a tax-efficient transfer of their businesses and wealth with strategic estate planning and estate administration.

A civic leader and active volunteer in the community who is fluent in Greek and with conversational skills in Spanish, he is a legal advisor to the U.S./Greece Business Advisory Council and the Chios Societies of America and Canada.  He has served in various leadership positions at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Atlantic City and was integral to its capital campaigns.

Steve has also provided significant pro bono legal assistance to a variety of nonprofit charities and religious organizations.

Practice Areas

Industry Groups

Greek

American Bar Association

Burlington County Chamber of Commerce

Camden County Bar Association

Philadelphia Bar Association

Villanova University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude

Villanova University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation

Villanova University, B.S., Accountancy, Minor, Economics, summa cum laude