Jeffrey H Paravano

Jeff Paravano has more than 30 years of experience handling tax controversies, tax litigation and tax investigations, structuring transactions and restructuring global enterprises to help minimize worldwide tax rates. His prior government experience with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Tax Policy is particularly useful when helping clients navigate complex tax planning issues and resolving major tax disputes.

Jeff has a broad-based practice involving tax controversies, tax litigation and tax investigations – including tax promoter investigations; structuring corporate, partnership, REIT and venture capital transactions; restructuring global enterprises to help minimize worldwide effective tax rates; bankruptcy taxation; and domestic and cross-border tax planning. He also represents clients' immediate and longer-term interests before government enforcement officials, federal policymakers and on Capitol Hill, and has served as a tax expert to help parties resolve contractual tax indemnity matters and post-transaction tax disputes.

Jeff also serves as firmwide Chair of BakerHostetler’s Tax Group, which is among the largest law firm tax practices in the U.S., and as managing partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.