Mark D. Allison

Mark D. Allison

Mark Allison's practice involves complex federal and state tax controversy and litigation matters, and related civil action, government investigations and grand jury proceedings. He represents multinational corporations, hedge funds and TEFRA partnerships in a wide range of administrative and alternative dispute resolution proceedings before the Internal Revenue Service Examination Division and Appeals Office, as well as in cases before the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims and in federal district court. Prior to joining Dewey & LeBoeuf, Mr. Allison was an attorney-advisor to the Honorable Julian I. Jacobs of the United States Tax Court, and before that a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph C. Small of the New Jersey Tax Court.

Selected Activities

· Adjunct Professor, New York University School of Law (2009-present)

· American Bar Association, Tax Section
- Subcommittee Chair for the Tax Court, Court Procedure & Practice Committee (2007-present)
- Former Subcommittee Chair for Appellate Practice, Court Procedure & Practice Committee (2005-2007)
- Former Subcommittee Chair for Current Developments, Court Procedure & Practice Committee (2004-2005)

· New York State Bar Association, Tax Section

· Board of Advisors, Duke Law School Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (2006-2008)

· Board of Advisors, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, Legal Aid Society (2007-present)

· Former Associate Justice, B'nai B'rith International Supreme Court (2003-2004)

Speeches and Programs

· Contributor to ABA's "Comments Concerning the Proposed Amendments to the Rules of the United States Tax Court" (May 2009).

· Panelist, Textron: Victory or Academic Result, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP CLE Seminar (February 2009).

· Panel Chair, Transferee Liability Issues: The Pursuit of Taxes, Court Procedure and Practice Committee, ABA Tax Section Meeting, New Orleans, LA (January 2009).

· Panelist, Tax Controversy and Litigation Developments, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Client CLE Conference (December 2008).

· Panel Chair, The Use of Jury Trials in Civil Tax Cases, Court Procedure and Practice Committee, ABA Tax Section Meeting, San Francisco, CA (September 2008).

· Panel Chair, Settling TEFRA Cases, Court Procedure and Practice Committee, ABA Tax Section Meeting, Las Vegas, NV (January 2008).

· Panelist, Tax Controversy and Litigation Developments, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Client CLE Conference (December 2007).

· Panel Chair, Cross Border Discovery in Civil Tax Controversies, Court Procedure & Practice Committee, ABA Tax Section Meeting, Vancouver, BC (September 2007).

· Contributor to ABA's "Comments Concerning the Tax Court's Proposed Amendments regarding Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files" (April 2007).

· Panelist, IRS Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures, Dewey Ballantine LLP Client CLE Conference (December 2006).

· Panelist, Tax Controversy Developments, Dewey Ballantine LLP Client CLE Conference (December 2006).

· Contributor to ABA's "Comments Concerning the Proposed Amendments to the United States Tax Court Rule 173" (November 2006).

· Panelist, Unsettling Settlements: The Ambiguity of Section 162(f), Tax Executive Institute, Annual Conference, Scottsdale, AZ (October 24, 2006).

· Panel Chair, Tax Shelter Promoter Litigation Issues, Court Procedure & Practice Committee, ABA Tax Section Meeting, Washington, DC (May 2006).

· Panelist, Recent Developments and Trends in Tax Shelter Litigation in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and Federal District Courts, Court Procedure & Practice Committee, ABA Tax Section Meeting, San Diego, CA (February 2006).

· Contributor to ABA's "Comments Concerning the Tax Court's Proposed Interim Rule and Interim Procedures Regarding Electronic Filing Pilot Program" (February 2, 2006).

· Contributor to ABA's "Comments on Proposed Regulations Relating to Changes to Collection Due Process Procedures" (December 27, 2005).

· Panelist, Tax Controversy Developments, Dewey Ballantine LLP Client CLE Conference (December 2005).

· Important Developments for 2004: Court Procedure & Practice Committee, 58 The Tax Lawyer 75 (w/ Kevin Kenworthy) (Summer 2005).

· Report on Current Developments, Court Procedure & Practice Committee, ABA Tax Section Meeting, Washington, DC (May 2005).

· Report on Current Developments, Court Procedure & Practice Committee, ABA Tax Section Meeting, San Diego, CA (January 2005).

· Report on Current Developments, Court Procedure & Practice Committee, ABA Tax Section Meeting, Boston, MA (September 2004).

· Panelist, Preclusion of Expert Witnesses, Court Procedure & Practice Committee, ABA Tax Section Meeting, Boston, MA (September 2004).

· Panelist, Current Developments in Tax Shelters, Dewey Ballantine LLP Global Firm Forum (Fall 2004).