Joe Fletcher’s 18 years of tax experience includes advising on all aspects of corporate and partnership taxation as well as advising on significant international tax issues. He has advised both emerging companies and Fortune 500 companies on issues ranging from the establishment of new operations to the cross-border acquisition of foreign corporations by U.S.-based or foreign-based multinational companies. Mr. Fletcher regularly advises on the formation of limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and corporations.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Fletcher served as a trial attorney for the Internal Revenue Service. While in private practice, he has led controversies against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on issues ranging from transfer pricing to consolidated return calculations. As part of this controversy work, he obtained a $6 million refund for a client after and initial assertion by the IRS of a tax deficiency in excess of $200 million. Recently, Mr. Fletcher won a full concession by the IRS, at the audit level, permitting a deduction for certain amounts misappropriated by a broker. Mr. Fletcher has also resolved disputes with the California Franchise Tax Board.