Brian C. McManus > Latham & Watkins LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLP‘s team has expertise in a diverse range of high profile tax matters, including debt-equity and transfer pricing, employee benefits, tax-exempts, penalties and fraud. Practice head Miriam Fisher is well regarded for her record of representing taxpayers in high-stakes federal and state tax corporate controversies, with a history of acting for both multinationals and high net worth individuals. Fisher is based in Washington DC, alongside Jean Pawlow, who has significant experience in high profile tax controversy matters in the federal trial and appellate courts, in addition to alternative dispute resolution. Pawlow has broad sector expertise, and acts for clients in the pharmaceutical, retail, industrial and digital industries. Brian C. McManus, chair of the Boston tax department, specializes in IRS audits, appeals, and criminal investigations, and regularly handles disputes involving cross-border and offshore issues. Also key are Andrew Strelka, who rejoined in September 2021 from the Office of the White House, and Joshua Wu, who likewise returned to the firm in March 2021 from the Tax Division of the US Department of Justice. Strelka focuses on district tax court litigation, IRS appeals, summonses and enforcement, while Wu covers tax accounting disputes, IRS partnership audits, and offshore tax and reporting questions.