Proskauer Rose LLP

Tax

Laura Gavioli is a partner in Proskauer's Tax and Litigation Departments, where she specializes in contesting and litigating federal and state tax disputes. She defends individuals, partnerships, other pass-through entities, and corporations in civil tax cases, IRS controversies, white collar prosecutions, and complex financial litigation.

Immediately prior to joining the firm, Laura was Special Counsel in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel where she worked with IRS leadership on complex and highly sensitive matters handled by the IRS Large Business & International Division (LB&I). These included examinations, matters in IRS Appeals, and litigation related to partnerships and other pass-through entities. In 2024, Laura led a nine-person trial team which was named Outstanding Litigation Team of the Year by the U.S. Department of Treasury and IRS LB&I. Laura also worked on matters for taxpayers in the Global High Wealth (GHW), Large Corporate Compliance (LCC) and Large Partnership Compliance (LPC) programs.

Laura’s experience includes many years as a tax partner at Am Law 100 firms. In that role, Laura represented clients involved in significant, groundbreaking partnership tax and criminal tax evasion cases. Her experience includes significant taxpayer victories in U.S. Tax Court and federal district court eliminating IRS penalties due to the taxpayers’ good faith and reasonable cause. She has also litigated numerous cases setting taxpayer-friendly precedent regarding taxation statutes of limitations.

Recently, Laura has handled major tax disputes involving transfer pricing, estate and gift tax, tax credit refunds, the section 965 and 987 transition taxes, residency audits, withholding tax, and functional analysis of limited partners in partnerships (SECA). Laura’s experience also includes competent authority proceedings, IRS Fast Track Mediation and Post-Appeals Mediation, and Joint Committee refund cases.