Ellis Reemer heads the Tax Controversy and Tax Disputes practice and has more than two decades of experience in tax controversy, tax disputes and tax litigation matters. He concentrates in representing clients in complex federal, state, and local tax controversies and tax litigation.

Mr. Reemer has represented both public and privately held corporations, as well as partnerships, estates, trusts and individuals. He regularly represents accounting firms and accountants in matters involving their obligations under federal and state tax laws.

Mr. Reemer has extensive experience in corporate, partnership, and individual tax disputes and has represented clients in tax disputes pending before the Internal Revenue Service throughout the United States, as well as in matters pending in the United States Tax Court, the US District Court, the Court of Federal Claims and the US Bankruptcy Court. Mr. Reemer recently has represented individuals and institutions in connection with the IRS crackdown on global tax evasion and the use of offshore accounts. He has also represented clients in connection with the IRS tax shelter initiative, including matters relating to the tax shelter registration and list maintenance provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; "promoter" penalty investigations; and tax controversies and tax disputes involving, among others, IRS Notice 2001-16 (intermediary transactions), IRS Notice 95-53 (lease stripping), IRS Notice 2001-17 (contingent liability transactions) and IRS Notice 2000-44 (partnership basis).

Mr. Reemer also represents clients in connection with criminal tax matters, including investigations being conducted by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice involving offshore accounts, tax shelter issues and other matters.

Mr. Reemer has substantial experience representing clients in connection with complex state and local tax controversies, tax disputes and tax litigation, particularly with respect to matters pending before the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and the New York State and New York City Tax Appeals Tribunals. Among his recent representations, Mr. Reemer has represented a coalition of technology companies in connection with the proposed taxation of information services by New York State. He has also represented clients in connection with matters involving alleged unreported income and fraud; sales, use and withholding tax audits; residency audits; challenges to the allocation and apportionment of income; and independent contractor matters.

Mr. Reemer’s experience also includes representing clients in connection with enforced collection proceedings brought by the IRS and state and local taxing authorities, including matters relating to lien priorities, bankruptcy, insolvency proceedings, and jeopardy assessments. He has represented clients seeking offers in compromise and other payment agreements with federal, state, and local taxing authorities.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Reemer was a Senior Trial Attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel of the IRS. In that capacity, he represented the IRS in federal tax litigation in the United States Tax Court.

Mr. Reemer has conducted seminars for other tax professionals on various tax matters, including recent developments regarding reportable transactions and material advisors, and the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine.

He has been named a New York Super Lawyer.