Covington & Burling LLP, Tax | Chambers USA Profile

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Tax - District of Columbia

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Covington & Burling LLP's Washington office is a successful practice with great bench strength and a depth of talent that features a number of former government officials. The firm advises an impressive client list of household names, including multinational companies and major sports leagues. It regularly undertakes high-level work in controversy and transfer pricing, as well as international structuring and planning, and has notable strength in transactional matters.

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Work Highlights

Covington & Burling represented Amazon in litigation involving a novel state sales tax matter, concerning the obligation to collect and remit sales tax on sales by third-parties using an online marketplace.

Strengths

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I have never worked with a firm that has this much expert knowledge.

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They have been great to work with; they will bend over backwards to take care of issues, and they are proactive with their advice.

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Everybody there is an absolute pleasure to work with; they're creative, keep you engaged and up to date and are very good at getting to the right answer.

Tax respondent
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I have never worked with a firm that has this much expert knowledge.

Tax respondent
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They have been great to work with; they will bend over backwards to take care of issues, and they are proactive with their advice.

Tax respondent
USA

Everybody there is an absolute pleasure to work with; they're creative, keep you engaged and up to date and are very good at getting to the right answer.

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Notable Practitioners

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Dan Luchsinger

Band 2

Dan Luchsinger is frequently sought out to advise on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, as well as the impacts of tax reform.

He is our go-to person, he is practical and extremely available.

Dan is one of my most trusted advisors.

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Michael J Caballero

Band 2

Michael Caballero draws upon his experience of working at the Treasury's Office of Tax Policy, handling high-level tax planning as well as controversy, and he is frequently sought out to advise clients on US tax reform.

He is one of the top technical minds in international tax law.

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Dirk Suringa

Band 4

Dirk Suringa is an experienced tax practitioner who advises clients on the tax aspects of transactions both internationally and domestically. He has further experience representing clients before the IRS.

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Samuel M Maruca

Band 4

Samuel Maruca counsels businesses on transfer pricing and other high-stakes federal tax controversies.

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Jeremy D Spector

Band 5

Jeremy Spector is especially well known for his representation of sports leagues and teams, which he advises on transactional tax issues as well as controversies.

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Robert E Culbertson

Band 5

Robert Culbertson is a former IRS lawyer who represents clients in tax disputes as well as assisting with tax planning. His clients include Fortune 50 companies.

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