Fenwick & West LLP

Fenwick & West LLP‘s Silicon Valley-based team has particular strengths in international tax planning, transfer pricing issues, and tax dispute resolution. The team often utilizes its global presence to advise domestic and cross-border clients with novel taxation issues. Transfer pricing expert Larissa Neumann has a broad practice routinely providing strategic advice on tax structuring, resolving tax disputes, and negotiating favorable tax transactions. David Forst concentrates his practice on international corporate taxation matters. Adam Halpern regularly advises on the 2017 TCJA, including FDII, GILTI, BEAT, and the new foreign credit system as well as on traditional international tax issues such as transfer pricing, cross-border M&A, international restructurings, Subpart F, source of income, and expense allocations. William Skinner has significant expertise in GILTI/subpart F, foreign tax credits, transfer pricing, tax treaties, and international restructurings and M&A. Mike Knobler’s practice focuses on international and domestic corporate and partnership tax planning, M&A issues, and controversies. Julia Ushakova-Stein is well-versed in international tax planning, inbound and outbound controversy matters, the tax aspects of M&A, and transfer pricing. At the associate level, Ariel Love and Seattle-based Sean McElroy are names to watch.