Jean A Pawlow

Practice Areas

Jean Pawlow represents companies and individuals on high-profile tax controversy matters.

Leveraging her creative pragmatism and more than three decades of courtroom success, Jean is a strong litigator in matters of federal, state and local, and appellate tax controversies. She helps clients navigate a myriad of complex tax issues, including:

- Transfer pricing and other valuation issues

- Financial instruments, including credit card interchange and OID

- Foreign tax credit and research credit issues

- Tax accounting issues

- Withholding and reporting issues

- Excise taxes

- Estate and gift tax issues

- Franchise taxes

- Tax incentives

Jean has a breadth of experience in all stages of the IRS administrative process, federal litigation, and Tax Court litigation. She has litigated cases before US district and appellate courts, as well as the US Tax Court, the US Court of Federal Claims, and the US Supreme Court.

She has broad knowledge of the IRS alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures, including fast-track settlement, rapid appeals, post-appeals mediation, pre-filing agreements, and compliance assurance process (CAP) audits. Jean regularly represents clients who are undergoing audits by the IRS Global High-Wealth Industry Group.

A recognized thought leader, Jean frequently speaks and writes on industry trends. She has appeared on CBS and CNBC, and was a contributing editor of Getting the Deal Through: Tax Controversy 2016.

Jean formerly served on the firm's Women Enriching Business (WEB) Committee, which promotes women in business both inside and outside the firm.

Professional Experience

- American College of Tax Counsel Fellow

- Former member, US Court of Federal Claims Advisory Council, Tax Committee

- Former member, San Jose State University Lucas College and Graduate School of Business, Tax Advisory Board