Ginsberg Jacobs LLC’s tax practice includes a wide range of transactional tax planning and structuring, as well as tax controversy matters. Our tax attorneys have significant and in-depth experience in all aspects of federal, state and local and international taxation, representing public and privately held companies, foreign governments, REITs, pass-through entities, tax-exempt entities, real estate ventures, start-up ventures, entrepreneurs and corporate executives.
VENTURE CAPITAL AND EMERGING COMPANIES
Entrepreneurs and business executives at emerging companies need independent legal advice. Our corporate lawyers serve as outside general counsel to high growth companies, and offer an alternative to large and mid-size law firms, which promote layered and bundled legal services. The corporate lawyers at Ginsberg Jacobs have taken a new approach to the incumbent business model, and are working with other collaborative professionals, to assist entrepreneurs and business executives navigate legal issues on every level. In particular, our corporate lawyers have extensive experience in evaluating financing options – including angel, venture capital and private equity opportunities
FEDERAL
Ginsberg Jacobs LLC’s tax attorneys routinely oversee the tax planning and structuring of foreign and domestic limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, tax-exempt entities, and joint ventures, as well as corporate forms of organization, mergers and acquisitions and other reorganizations, and capital expansion programs for corporate, financial institution, health care and other business clients. We also prepare and negotiate complex operational arrangements such as shareholder agreements, employment contracts, buy-sell agreements, business succession plans, estate plans, and qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements.
INTERNATIONAL
Our tax attorneys advise domestic and foreign individuals and entities on federal, state and local tax laws applicable to conducting business in the United States and abroad. We have significant experience in both inbound and outbound transactions and regularly advise clients on matters involving income tax treaties.
STATE AND LOCAL
We routinely advise clients on all aspects of multi-state taxation including nexus issues, income apportionment, sales and use tax, franchise tax, payroll tax and state registration and reporting requirements. We have significant experience in the planning and structuring of aircraft and other rolling stock transactions. In addition, we routinely represent taxpayers who are under state or local tax audit or are appealing proposed tax adjustments.
DISPUTED TAX MATTERS
Handling controversies is one of the strengths of Ginsberg Jacobs LLC’s tax practice. Our tax attorneys have represented all types of taxpayers in federal, state and local administrative tax disputes before both the Internal Revenue Service and State Departments of Revenue. Our tax litigators practice before the United States Tax Court, United States District Courts and the United States Court of Federal Claims on matters involving individuals, corporations, partnerships and other pass-through entities as well as tax-exempt entities.
TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES
Ginsberg Jacobs LLC’s tax attorneys are well versed on the tax laws that apply to tax-exempt organizations. Our tax attorneys regularly assist clients in obtaining federal and state tax exemptions and provide advice on common issues such as unrelated business taxable income, the general prohibitions against private incurement and private benefit that tax-exempt organizations, and the special restrictions on lobbying and political activities applicable to tax-exempt entities.
TRANSACTIONAL SERVICES
Working closely with lawyers in our other practice areas, Ginsberg Jacobs LLC’s tax attorneys help interpret, structure and negotiate client transactions to maximize tax benefits and minimize tax expense. Our tax attorneys are experienced transactional attorneys who have honed their skills by implementing structures and closing deals. We regularly draft tax disclosure sections of offering documents and provide the associated tax opinions. Our tax attorneys often provide services pertaining to real estate development and investment undertakings and their related investment vehicles.
TAXATION SERVICES
Ownership Structuring
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Venture Capital
Divestitures
Restructurings
Real Estate Taxation
1031 and Other Tax-Free Exchanges
Institutional Investor Counseling
International Taxation
State and Local Taxation
Audit Appeal and Defense
Tax Litigation
Federal and State Private Letter Ruling Requests
