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DLA Piper LLP (US) Offices

400 CAPITOL MALL
SUITE 2400
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-4428
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Joseph Myszka

Work Department
Tax; International Tax Counsel; Tax Controversy and Disputes; Transactional Tax Planning; Consumer Goods, Food and Retail; Technology
Position
Partner
Career
Joe Myszka helps global companies solve tax problems, with a specific focus on resolving complex tax disputes and the US federal income tax implications of cross-border operations.
Joe advises clients at all stages of federal income tax disputes, including audit preparation and management, during administrative appeals, in alternative dispute resolution forums, and before the US Tax Court. He has extensive experience in resolving disputes involving transfer pricing, subpart F and foreign tax credit issues. He also has significant experience advising clients on high-technology tax issues, structuring international operations, cross-border transactions and developing global transfer pricing strategies. Joe assists clients in the high-technology, consumer products, medical device and financial service industries, among others.
Joe writes and speaks frequently on international tax topics. He is a co-author of the “Foreign Corporations” chapter of Federal Income Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders, the leading treatise covering US federal income taxation of corporations and shareholders. Joe also has an active pro bono practice, assisting children with special needs, foster children, and low income taxpayers.
Memberships
Certified Public Accountant – State of California
Education
J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law; M.B.A., Santa Clara University; B.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > US taxes: contentious
The tax dispute specialists at DLA Piper LLP (US) represent corporates and high-net-worth individuals on a broad range of tax mandates, including complex SALT and federal tax litigation, international transfer pricing disputes, and audit defense. Based in New York, practice co-lead Ellis Reemer is an expert in civil and criminal tax disputes at all court levels. He works alongside co-lead Diana Erbsen, who concentrates her work on federal and SALT tax controversy, as well as criminal tax matters. In Los Angeles, Michael Patton is a key resource regarding transfer pricing disputes and advanced pricing agreements. Boston-based Tamara Shepard specializes in handling appeals, both in the federal appellate courts and IRS appeals. Splitting his time between Silicon Valley and Sacramento, Joseph Myszka covers the intersection of international tax controversy and tax-efficient operation organizational work.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Tax > Financial products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Tax > International tax
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- 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
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Industry focus > Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- 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
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Project finance