Jean Pawlow > Latham & Watkins LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Latham & Watkins LLP Offices
![Latham & Watkins LLP company logo](https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/05/50571.jpg?v=1653304657)
555 ELEVENTH STREET, NW, SUITE 1000
WASHINGTON DC 20004-1304
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Jean Pawlow
![Jean Pawlow photo](https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/07/2to1-PawlowJeanA.-300x150.jpg)
Work Department
Drawing on more than three decades of experience, Ms. Pawlow represents companies and individuals in high-profile tax controversy matters. She is recognized for being a strong litigator in matters of federal, state, and local tax controversies.
Position
Partner, Tax Controversy
Career
https://www.lw.com/en/people/jean-pawlow
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > US taxes: contentious
(Hall of Fame)Latham & Watkins LLP fields a highly regarded contentious tax team with strength in matters relating to transfer pricing, partnerships, and employee benefits. In addition to its robust litigation offering, the department represents clients in audits, appeals, and investigations, with notable expertise in resolving disputes in pre-trial settings. Miriam Fisher, who leads the team from Washington DC, has experience in both federal and state tax matters and represents clients in both civil and criminal cases. Jean Pawlow works between Silicon Valley and DC and maintains close client relations with diverse range of prominent players in the technology, financial, and industrial sectors in addition to working with high net worth individuals. Brian C. McManus, who is chair of the tax department in Boston, additionally maintains a practice in DC and is a key contact for domestic and international tax disputes. Andrew Strelka in DC has experience across the private equity, energy, and financial sectors, having previously worked as senior tax counsel in the Biden White House. Joshua Wu, also of DC, is a further key name within the department, with experience in partnership audits and offshore tax issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Fintech
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Government > Government contracts
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism