N Jerold Cohen

Practice Areas

Appointed Chief Counsel of the IRS by President Carter, Jerry has considerable experience in tax planning, including structuring major corporate acquisitions and dispositions. He is experienced in avoiding controversies or defending them, including in litigation when necessary. His diverse clients include US and foreign-based corporations, accounting firms, law firms and individuals. He has also handled legislative matters for clients, testified on a number of occasions before the two Congressional tax-writing committees and worked with the Joint Committee on Taxation on tax legislative matters. Currently on the boards of the American Tax Policy Institute, the University of Virginia Tax Conference, the NYU Tax Conference and the Hawaii Tax Institute, he has chaired ABA’s Tax Section and was its 2011 Distinguished Service Award recipient. He has also chaired IRS’s Advisory Council and the American College of Tax Counsel.