Phillip Pillar focuses his practice on representing and advising clients in federal, state and international tax issues before tax authorities and courts. Phil negotiates sophisticated tax problems for clients, including voluntary disclosures, methods of accounting and tax minimization strategies. His cases include precedent-setting decisions in the taxation of many different industries, particularly financial services. He advises investment funds, insurance companies, banks and other lenders on strategies and transactions. He has also tried several estate tax valuation matters and has been 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 counseled many companies, from Fortune 1000 to privately held, on managing their tax risk. He is experienced in the fields of reportable transactions compliance and tax transparency, and how tax issues in transactions and structures may be scrutinized. Phil advises clients on state and local tax issues in transactions and compliance and represents clients on such issues before tax authorities. He has also handled numerous cases regarding employment taxes, responsible person penalties and collection issues. Phil is experienced in resolving civil tax penalties and practice before the IRS. He has also counseled clients and addressed tax professionals on the effects of greater transparency in tax disclosures under FIN 48, new Schedule UTP, and other tax reporting rules changes. Prior to joining the firm, Phil was a Director of Tax Controversy and Risk Management Services Practice at Ernst & Young, and a Senior Litigator in the Office of the Chief Counsel at the IRS. Areas of Concentration · Tax controversies and tax risk management · Transfer pricing controversy · Tax litigation · Tax reporting and tax accounting Professional & Community Involvement · Adjunct Professor, Villanova Law School · Board of Directors, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial · Chair, American Bar Association, Taxation Section Administrative Practice Committee Member, American College of Tax Counsel · Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association · Member, Philadelphia Arts & Business Counsel · Member, Philadelphia Bar Association, Tax Section Awards & Recognition · Listed, Legal 500 US (2011) Articles, Publications, & Lectures Phillip has authored many articles and has been published in The Tax Lawyer. He is a frequent speaker on federal tax issues, and 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. · Contributing Editor, Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS, 5th edition (2011) (Also at Washington, D.C. Office) |