Litigation Services

Overview

In today’s world of increasing and complex litigation involving domestic and international disputes, management needs to resolve these litigations as efficiently as possible. We have the necessary qualifications and the experience to bring clarity and persuasiveness to difficult cases involving civil and criminal litigation, corporate and shareholders’ disputes, equitable distribution, white collar crime and federal, state, and local tax controversies.

International / Domestic Representation Before Taxing Authorities

Due to the current global recession, tax agencies from federal to local jurisdictions are becoming more aggressive in order to generate tax revenue. Tax agencies have increased the number of audits of U.S. multi-national companies and U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies doing business in the U.S., which have complex reporting requirements. In the first critical stage, we can meet with International Examiners, respond to letters, and mediate cases on the clients’ behalf. If necessary, litigation maybe avoided through a Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP), under which the taxpayer may request competent authority assistance when he believes the actions of the U.S. and/or the treaty country will result in taxation contrary to the treaty. Our strategy is to effectively settle international and domestic tax issues with various tax agencies without interrupting our clients’ business.

Rulings

A letter ruling offers a business certainty as to how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) views the anticipated transaction and what tax treatment the business can expect from the IRS based on the specific facts presented in the Private Letter Ruling (PLR). PLRs can be very useful to businesses contemplating business transactions. If the ruling is unfavorable, the business has an opportunity to select an alternative tax strategy without incurring costly tax consequences. We have extensive knowledge of and experience in planning and preparing PLR documents.

Asset Recovery / Liquidations Services

We represent both domestic and multinational clients in seeking to secure or recover assets which involve complex settlement negotiations. During the process, we analyze relevant financial issues, restructuring options, and other opportunities including the most practical way to liquidate a business.

Investigative Services

Complex multinational transactions increase the potential risk of fraud, and this becomes a major concern for company management. A business needs to plan the most efficient way to safeguard its assets and integrity from both internal and external white-collar crimes. Also, it needs to have a recovery strategy plan to avoid further loss.

With our experience in forensic accounting, financial regulation and risk management, our risk assessment service can identify high risk areas and develop an implementation plan. Working closely with law firms, we provide fraud investigation and dispute settlement services.