Your tax needs are growing progressively more complicated, touching your organization in many ways. It’s vital to have the right team of experienced lawyers to solve knotty problems and develop an overall strategy.
The tax lawyers at Alston & Bird advise the firm’s transactional clients as well as those who turn to us for specific tax representation. We help Fortune 100 companies, startups, and exempt foundations, among other clients. As U.S. News – Best Law Firms 2020 “Law Firm of the Year” in Tax Law, our creative strategies produce the results you need on international, federal, state, and local matters.
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There’s no cookie-cutter approach to every tax issue. Complex deals, disputes, legislation, and regulatory matters require seasoned experience. Our team analyzes your issues, responds quickly, and provides clear counsel. As one of the largest law-firm-based tax practices in the U.S., we cover the gamut of multijurisdictional domestic and international matters.
From business transactions and dispute resolution to tax legislation and regulatory services, our time-tested lawyers work with you to ensure we’re positioning you for success.
We are truly global. We manage cross-border matters through our international lawyers and an established network of firms around the world. When you need transfer pricing guidance for transactions with foreign affiliates, we provide economic and legal analysis and finely crafted agreements and submissions to U.S. and foreign tax authorities.
Domestically, we handle federal, state, and local tax issues, including planning and unclaimed property and escheat matters. Employers and providers of employee benefits and executive compensation depend on us for both transactional work as well as ERISA litigation. Our unique multidisciplinary method can resolve even your toughest challenges.
Many of our clients consider how to change tax rules from the ground up. Trust our bipartisan tax regulatory lawyers to provide practical policy, political, and technical tax perspectives to help you achieve your goals.
When tax controversies are unavoidable, you can depend on our national team of true tax litigators who represent clients on U.S. and international audits, administrative appeals, trial and appellate litigation, and mediation.
When you need to tackle tax problems, our lawyers provide you with the information and guidance you need to thrive.
We are truly global. We manage cross-border matters through our international lawyers and an established network of firms around the world. When you need transfer pricing guidance for transactions with foreign affiliates, we provide economic and legal analysis and finely crafted agreements and submissions to U.S. and foreign tax authorities.
Domestically, we handle federal, state, and local tax issues, including planning and unclaimed property and escheat matters. Employers and providers of employee benefits and executive compensation depend on us for both transactional work as well as ERISA litigation. Our unique multidisciplinary method can resolve even your toughest challenges.
Many of our clients consider how to change tax rules from the ground up. Trust our bipartisan tax regulatory lawyers to provide practical policy, political, and technical tax perspectives to help you achieve your goals.
When tax controversies are unavoidable, you can depend on our national team of true tax litigators who represent clients on U.S. and international audits, administrative appeals, trial and appellate litigation, and mediation.
When you need to tackle tax problems, our lawyers provide you with the information and guidance you need to thrive.
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Alston & Bird Advises Stockbridge Core and Value Advisors on $709 Million Launch of Fifth Fund in Real Estate Value Fund Series
Alston & Bird advised Stockbridge Core and Value Advisors, a private equity institutional real estate investment adviser, on the formation of Stockbridge Value Fund V, the fifth fund in their Value Fund series. The fund closed with total committed capital of $709 million, bringing Stockbridge’s assets under management to approximately $34 billion. Value Fund V is capitalized by a multinational group of institutional investors including pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, university endowments and insurance companies.
Alston & Bird Recognized by Chambers Global 2024
Nine practices and 22 lawyers are represented in this year’s rankings.
International Tax Advisory: Seeking Shelter in Your International Tax Safe Harbors, Even if They Are Temporary
Our International Tax Group provides an overview of a pair of safe harbors the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has provided for large multinational enterprises during the transition to the Pillar 2 global anti-base erosion rules beginning next year.
Federal Tax Alert: Transition Tax Goes to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will review a Ninth Circuit decision in Moore v. United States that affirmed application of the “transition tax” under Section 965. In the event a pro-taxpayer decision results, our Federal & International Tax Team urges taxpayers who paid transition taxes to consider filing protective refund claims now.
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Advisory: Agencies Issue Extensive MHPAEA Guidance: Plan and Issuer Action Required
Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group summarizes the key provisions of a proposed rule that would impose new Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requirements on group health plans and health insurance issuers.