David Blair

David B. Blair focuses his practice on federal tax controversy and litigation. He has over 30 years of tax controversy, litigation and trial experience and has handled large tax controversies before IRS Exam, Appeals, the U.S. Tax Court, and various district courts and courts of appeals in the areas of transfer pricing, foreign tax credits, partnerships, research credits, Section 45Q credits, tax-exempt bonds, consolidated returns, excise taxes, employment taxes, and tax accounting issues. David also consults on a variety of tax credits, such as the Section 45Q credit, and related structuring issues. He regularly prepares comments to Treasury and IRS on regulatory issues. David began his career as a Trial Attorney for the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he litigated tax issues before the U.S. district and bankruptcy courts. He clerked for the Hon. Frank Minis Johnson Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. David is currently the Editor of the Transfer Pricing Answer Book (PLI 2023).