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Philip J. Levine is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in its Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the Firm’s Tax Department, where his practice focuses on corporate tax issues related to reorganizations, acquisitions and dispositions, consolidated returns, and bankruptcy and insolvency matters. He is a frequent speaker on these issues at seminars sponsored by bar associations and other organizations.
Prior to joining the Firm, Philip served as Deputy Associate Chief Counsel and as Assistant Chief Counsel of the Corporate Division of the Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, where he was responsible for determining the organization’s position with respect to virtually all significant regulations, rulings, legislation and tax controversies, both on audit and in litigation. He also selected corporate tax projects for inclusion on the annual Guidance Priorities List. In addition, he served as principal spokesperson for the Internal Revenue Service in meetings and public hearings regarding corporate tax issues. Prior to joining the IRS, Philip worked in private practice in New York.
Philip is a member of the American and District of Columbia Bar Associations. He is an officer of the Corporate Tax Committee of the American Bar Association and chairman of the Subcommittee on Non-Acquisitive Reorganizations.
He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the U.S. Tax Court, Federal District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and is a member of the District of Columbia and New York bars.
Education:
State University of New York-Buffalo Law School, J.D., 1974
New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1980
Clark University, B.A., 1971 | 