Steptoe LLP

Steptoe LLP‘s Washington DC-based team, co-headed by Phil West and Beth Tractenberg, has considerable experience supporting clients with a broad range of issues, including tax policy, advice on qualified opportunity zones, blockchain and cryptocurrency taxation, taxation in the Metaverse, private client work, transactional taxes, income tax, transfer pricing and tax structuring for corporate transactions. The team also has particular strengths litigating before the Tax Court, Court of Federal Claims, district courts, courts of appeals, and the US Supreme Court as well as representing clients’ interests at the Treasury and the IRS. West advises major multinationals and high-net-worth individuals on international tax issues including complex and high-profile tax controversies, competent authority proceedings, and advising cross-border tax planning, tax treaties, foreign tax credits, and transfer pricing. Tractenberg focuses her practice on all aspects of personal representation of HNWI and families, routinely advising on international estate planning, cross-border and pre-immigration planning, gifting, and other tax issues. Amanda Pedvin Varma advises US and foreign businesses, family offices, and HNWI on the US tax consequences of cross-border tax planning, investments, reorganizations, business restructurings, acquisitions, and financings. Lauren Azebu concentrates her practice on US federal income taxation issues for domestic and international clients, including HNWI.