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Kirkland & Ellis LLP Offices

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 NORTH LASALLE
CHICAGO, IL 60654
ILLINOIS
United States
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Mr JoAnne Nagjee

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+1 312-862-3115 joanne.nagjee@kirkland.com

Position

As an of counsel in Kirkland’s Chicago office, JoAnne Mulder Nagjee focuses on Federal, state and local tax controversies. She represents clients at all stages of the administrative process, from audit through administrative appeal and post-appeals mediation, and in tax litigation in Federal and state courts. JoAnne is experienced with the numerous alternative dispute resolution options available to taxpayers during the IRS audit and appeals process, and is skilled at navigating TEFRA partnership proceedings. 

JoAnne also regularly advises clients on the tax aspects of complex business transactions, including IPOs, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions, and has obtained private letter rulings from the IRS relating to proposed transactions. 

JoAnne serves on Kirkland’s Pro Bono Committee and maintains an active pro bono practice, including helping immigrant victims of violent crimes obtain temporary legal status, work eligibility and a path to permanent residency. She was awarded Pro Bono Service Awards in each of 2009 through 2015 for her work at Kirkland on behalf of pro bono clients.

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., summa cum laude; Lynchburg College, B.A., Sociology, summa cum laude.

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United States > Tax > US taxes: contentious

Kirkland & Ellis LLP fields a ‘knowledgeable, responsive, and highly effective’ team with experience at every stage of the tax controversy process. The group places emphasis on diverse tax expertise, and as such covers an extensive range of disputes, including transfer pricing disputes, offshore banking issues, and complex audits for prominent clients in the private equity space. Richard Husseini, based in Houston, co-leads the department alongside Natalie Keller, in Chicago. Husseini has experience representing public and private companies and high net worth individuals before the IRS, courts, and other regulatory bodies, while Keller covers audits, appeals, and litigation, with strength in transfer pricing issues. The department has seen recent growth, with David Foster joining the Washington DC office from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in February 2023, and David Cole entering the Houston team from Vinson & Elkins LLP in October 2022. Of counsel JoAnne Nagjee, in Chicago, is a name to note.

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