
Based in Washington DC, the team at Miller & Chevalier Chartered provides a comprehensive international tax offering covering the full business cycle of cross-border operations – from acquisition or start-up, to restructuring and tax optimization, to termination or disposition. The team is well-versed in issues based around financing transactions, technology transfers, and mergers and acquisitions. On the regulatory side, the firm advises companies, trade organizations, and governments on international tax policy matters including those related to the BEPS project. Leading the team, Layla Asali advises US-based and foreign-based clients on international tax issues, including mergers and acquisitions and financings. Rocco Femia focuses his practice on representing U.S.- and foreign-based multinational enterprises across multiple industries in projects typically involving technical US international tax issues, tax treaty, and transfer pricing issues. Loren Ponds departed the team in February 2025.
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Key clients
- Netflix, Inc.
- T-Mobile US, Inc.
- McDonald's Corporation
- Semiconductor Industry Association
- Garmin Ltd.
- National Foreign Trade Council
- Delek US Holdings, Inc.
- Valero Energy Corporation
- Padre Time LLC
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Practice head
Layla Asali
Other key lawyers
Rocco Femia