Practice Areas

Representative Matters: Tax: Business

  • Assisted both individuals and entities with making domestic voluntary disclosures under both IRS and state programs/procedures.
  • Represented large area technology and consulting company with overseas operations in contentious audit with IRS LMSB (Large & Mid Size Business) Division where government had issued summons to client and asserted potential tax assessment exceeding $1 million; audit eventually settled for fraction of original proposed assessment.
  • Represented corporate taxpayer in successfully seeking abatement and refund of multiple $10,000 per year penalties for late filing of IRS information returns for foreign subsidiaries (Form 5471).
  • Advised and represented various European based companies in establishing US presence while minimizing extent of US/State/local taxes and transfer pricing issues.

News

March 21, 2023

Michelle Chapin’s Article on the Use of Arbitration Causes in Trusts is Published by the MSBA’s Estate & Trust Law Section

Michelle Chapin, a Principal in Paley Rothman’s Estate Planning department, authored an article titled "(Un)Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses in Maryland Trusts" in the MSBA's Estate & Trust Law Section Newsletter Volume 29 Issue 1.

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Sec. Deb Haaland – First Native American in the Cabinet

Sec. Deb Haaland is the first Native American to serve in the President’s cabinet and has been instrumental in bringing attention and action to the horrific incident rate of...

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Awards

Paley Rothman is delighted to announce that 14 of the firm’s attorneys have been named Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2023. Family Law attorney Glenn Cooper was ranked the Number 1 Lawyer in Maryland. Both Glenn and Litigation attorney Trish Weaver were named in the Super Lawyers Top 100 List and Trish was honored in the list of Top 50 Women.

For the 11th year in a row, Paley Rothman earned national and local honors in U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2023 "Best Law Firms" rankings.

Paley Rothman is pleased to announce that 19 lawyers have been selected in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Jennifer Pope was named Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch for the first time alongside attorney Hayes Edwards. Attorneys Glenn Cooper, Hope Eastman, and Daniel Hodin have been listed Best Lawyers for 15 consecutive years.

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