Phillip A. Pillar's practice concentrates on representing and advising clients in federal, state and international tax issues before tax authorities and courts. Phil has successfully negotiated sophisticated tax problems for clients. Phil's cases include precedent-setting decisions in the taxation of insurance companies (Atlantic Mutual), financial institutions (Signet Bank), and the transportation and manufacturing industries (Norfolk Southern). He also tried numerous estate tax valuation matters and was involved in other notable reported cases. He possesses broad experience in federal tax alternative dispute resolution procedures, including mediation and arbitration. For multinational clients, Phil uses his experience of having advised and represented IRS in transfer pricing matters. Phil has also worked with clients' tax treaty positions and anti-deferral regime issues. Phil has also counseled many companies, from Fortune 1000 to privately held, on managing their tax risk, particularly after the changes wrought by the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. He is experienced in the fields of reportable transactions compliance and tax transparency, and he knows how tax issues in transactions and structures may be scrutinized. Recently, Phil has counseled clients and addressed tax professionals on the effects of greater transparency in tax disclosures under FIN 48 and tax reporting rules changes. Areas of Concentration · Tax Controversies and Tax Risk Management · Transfer Pricing Controversy · Tax Litigation · Tax Reporting and Tax Accounting Professional & Community Involvement · Chair, Administrative Practice Committee, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation · Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association · Member, Philadelphia Bar Association, Tax Section · Board of Directors, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial · Member, Philadelphia Arts & Business Counsel Previous Employment · Director, Tax Controversy and Risk Management Services Practice, Ernst & Young · Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service Articles, Publications, & Lectures Articles · Authored many articles and has been published in The Tax Lawyer Lectures · A frequent speaker on federal tax issues, has addressed the ABA Tax Section, Philadelphia Bar Association Tax Section, Tax Executives Institute, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Association of College & University Auditors, Healthcare Financial Management Association, and other tax professional organizations | 
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