Kirkland & Ellis LLP is active across the tax controversy process, advising clients before audits begin and through IRS examinations, administrative appeals, mediation, competent authority proceedings, and federal and state tax litigation. The team includes Chicago-based Natalie Keller, who is particularly active in transfer pricing audits, APAs and competent authority matters, with experience across sectors including automotive, consumer electronics and life sciences. In Washington DC, David Foster handles a broad mix of partnership audit disputes, energy credit matters, international tax issues and criminal tax exposure. Houston-based Richard Husseini brings strong sector knowledge in energy, oil and gas, and utilities-related tax matters. Also in Houston, Leah Patrick focuses on IRS disputes for large companies and high-net-worth individuals.
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David Foster is a partner in the Tax Disputes Practice Group in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. David advises a broad range of clients, including large corporations, private equity firms and hedge funds, partnerships, estates, exempt organizations and individuals, many of whom are subject to the IRS’ Global High Wealth initiative. His practice covers a diverse range of tax issues, including BBA partnership audit and litigation procedures, energy tax credits, international tax and transfer pricing, challenges to tax-exempt status, taxation of financial products, estate and gift taxes, deferred compensation, voluntary disclosures and criminal tax.
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- Credit Suisse
- GM Financial
- Kelcy L. Warren
- Managed Funds Association
- Marlin Woods Capital, LLC
- National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center
- North Wall Holdings
- Riddle Aggregates LLC