Mitchell A. Newmark is Of Counsel in Morrison & Foerster’s New York office focusing on state and local tax litigation and appeals at all administrative and judicial levels of controversy. Mr. Newmark represents clients with respect to state and local tax issues in merger, acquisition and restructuring transactions. He is a co-editor of the firm’s quarterly publication State & Local Tax INSIGHTS.

Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Newmark was a Deputy Attorney General of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. In this capacity, he defended and counseled the Division of Taxation in Corporation Business Tax and Gross Income Tax matters. He also represented many other New Jersey agencies and governmental entities in various high profile matters.

• Co-Editor, Morrison & Foerster State and Local Tax INSIGHTS newsletter, 2004 to present.
• “Doing Business in United States: New York, State Tax Segment,” by Craig B. Fields and Mitchell A. Newmark, PLC Cross-border Doing Business In… Handbook 2008.
• “2007 Hot Topics in State Taxation: Nexus, Discrimination, Combined Reporting, Apportionment Are Dominant Issues,” by Paul H. Frankel, Craig B. Fields and Mitchell A. Newmark, BNA Tax Management Multistate Tax Report, Vol. 14, No. 8, at 387, August 24, 2007.
• “New Jersey Attempts an End Run Around Public Law 86-272 while Throwout and Lanco are Challenged,” by Craig B. Fields and Mitchell A. Newmark, Practical US/Domestic Tax Strategies, Vol. 7, No. 4 at 11 April 2007.
• “A View From the Front Line: Business Friend or Foe - New Jersey Attempts an End Run Around Public Law 86-272,” by Craig B. Fields and Mitchell A. Newmark, State Tax Notes, at 53, January 8, 2007.
• “A View From the Front Line: It Is Time for New Jersey To Do the Right Thing,” by Paul H. Frankel, Amy Nogid, and Mitchell A. Newmark, State Tax Notes, at 577, February 20, 2006.
• “Garden State Truck Grab,” by Paul H. Frankel, Hollis L. Hyans, and Mitchell A. Newmark, Trafficworld, May 16, 2005.
• “The Truck Stops Here,” by Paul H. Frankel, Hollis L. Hyans, and Mitchell A. Newmark, New Jersey Law Journal, at 21, May 9, 2005.
• “A View From the Front Line: The Truck Stops Here—New Jersey Special Projects Investigators Stop Trucks on New Jersey Highways,” by Paul H. Frankel, Hollis L. Hyans, and Mitchell A. Newmark, State Tax Notes, at 834, December 20, 2004.