Morrison & Foerster's nationally-recognized state and local tax attorneys focus on litigation, planning, and consulting for clients regarding a variety of tax issues, including corporate franchise and income, sales and use, real and personal property, local business license, gross receipts, telecommunications, severance, capital stock, documentary and other transfer and personal income. In addition, we regularly advise clients on the state and local tax implications of a wide range of transactions and corporate reorganizations, including multistate analyses of potential mergers, acquisitions and dispositions.
We serve key industry areas, including automotive, banking, chemical, computer technology, credit card and consumer finance, food, industrial manufacturing, pharmaceutical, retail, and telecommunications. Our clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Citigroup, General Motors, Hallmark, McLane, Nissan, Sherwin-Williams, Sony, Sumitomo, Visa, Wells Fargo, and W. R. Grace & Co.
Our lawyers approach state and local tax problems from a nationwide perspective, taking into account the similarities and differences of state and local tax systems throughout the U.S.
We have been involved in many of the most important cases affecting state and local taxation, including a number that have been heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Our attorneys also represent clients in administrative controversies and tax-related litigation. We work with clients to achieve cost-effective resolutions of threatened and pending assessments.
We have developed a specialized expertise in the particular challenges of presenting state tax issues to courts of general jurisdiction, which often need significant background education to deal with sophisticated tax issues.