DLA Piper LLP (US)

DLA Piper LLP (US) sees continued expansion in the breadth of its tax controversy offering, with the team active in all aspects of sophisticated, challenging tax disputes, at the international, federal, state, and local levels. The firm has a strong SALT capability, headed up by Naftali Dembitzer and David Pope in New York, along with Hugh Goodwin in Palo Alto. The broader tax practice is led from New York office by Diana Erbsen and Ellis Reemer, who both have experience in senior leadership positions in the DOJ’s Tax Division and the IRS Advisory Council, as well as in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel. Henry Cheng in San Francisco is a prominent tax litigator, with recent work encompassing a complex bankruptcy dispute for medical technology company UpHealth Holdings, a significant Tax Court win concerning death benefit proceeds from life insurance policies, and a major cross-border transfer pricing dispute. Victoria Gu in Palo Alto is also a key contributor to the practice. In 2024, the firm hired transfer pricing expert Steve Dixon in Washington DC from Steptoe LLP.