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Vinson & Elkins LLP Offices

Vinson & Elkins LLP
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor
New York 10036
United States
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Adriana Wirtz

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Work Department

Tax

Position

Adriana focuses her practice on tax controversy and litigation. She represents clients at all phases of a tax controversy from audit through litigation, including before the IRS Office of Appeals, US Tax Court, and US district courts of appeal, as well as before state taxing authorities and state courts. Adriana has represented clients in the energy, real estate, life sciences, mining and software industries. She has particular experience in matters involving tax insurance.

Adriana’s matters cover a wide variety of tax issues such as transfer pricing, debt-equity classification, partnership allocations, business aircraft related matters, foreign tax credits, charitable contribution deductions, and employment tax issues. She also has significant experience in defending taxpayers against the imposition of civil penalties, including negligence, valuation misstatement, fraud and information return penalties.

Prior to joining V&E, Adriana served as an attorney advisor to Judge Carolyn P. Chiechi of the US Tax Court from 2007 to 2009. While attending law school, she completed an externship with the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel.

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. Taxation with distinction, 2009
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 2007
  • Seton Hall University, B.A. summa cum laude, 2004

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Tax > US taxes: contentious

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Adriana Wirtz – Vinson & Elkins LLP

Vinson & Elkins LLP is active in a variety of industries including financial services, technology, real estate, and energy, and acts on behalf of prominent multinational clients. Houston-based co-head George Gerachis has significant experience handling appeals, and representing clients in Tax and Federal District Courts. The group has undergone significant expansion, with Kathleen Pakenham and Adriana Wirtz joining the New York office from Cooley LLP in January 2023. Pakenham, who is a seasoned litigator, has been added as a new co-head of the team, and brings expertise in federal tax matters. Also key is Gary Huffman, in Washington DC, who specializes in the financial, and oil and gas industries.

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