Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Tax

Georgia

5 Years Ranked

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Provided by Scott A Harty

USA

Practice Areas

Companies rely on Scott to guide them through the tax implications of complex domestic and cross-border commercial transactions. An experienced negotiator and technician, he also navigates his clients through the intricacies of using transactional insurance.

Scott focuses his practice on transactions for taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings. He has broad industry experience and works with publicly traded companies, private equity funds, closely held businesses, and large tax-exempt entities in structuring and negotiating M&A and other strategic transactions. Scott also represents clients in domestic and international tax controversy matters, including administrative audits and appeals before the Internal Revenue Service, as well as negotiation and settlement of taxes and civil penalties.

Scott’s practice also involves serving as underwriter’s counsel to insurers and advising insureds in the evolving area of tax insurance. He has advised on numerous policies covering some of the most complex domestic and international tax matters as well as recent innovative uses of transactional insurance in the markets. Scott is a thought leader in the industry and regularly speaks on the expanding use of tax insurance in M&A and as a means of risk management.

Education

New York University

LLM

Vanderbilt University

JD

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

BS

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Tax - Georgia

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Scott Harty has a strong commercial tax practice, equipped to handle a range of cross-border tax planning matters. He also offers expertise in advising and negotiating tax insurance policy.

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