Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP is a go-to adviser for contentious matters concerning research credits, for example, and also handles transfer pricing issues, litigation, administrative appeals before the IRS, and a range of federal, state and local tax matters for a select group of blue-chip clients. In Washington DC, tax controversy practice head Matthew Lerner and key partner Nathan Clukey are the main contacts. Richard Leavy is the key partner in New York  handles all aspects of state and local taxation, with a notable emphasis on tax controversies. Lerner recently assisted a major US rail company on complex matters concerning its entitlement to interest netting.