Jeffrey H Paravano
Managing Partner
BakerHostetler LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Law Firm - National
Professional Summary
Jeff Paravano has a broad-based tax practice involving tax controversy and tax litigation; corporate, partnership, and venture capital transactions; and domestic and cross-border tax planning. He also represents clients' interests before enforcement officials, federal policy makers, and on Capitol Hill. Jeff also serves as Managing Partner of BakerHostetler's Washington, D.C., office and previously served as firmwide Chair of the firm's Tax Group, which is among the largest law firm tax practices in the United States. Before returning to the firm from Treasury in 2003, Jeff served as Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy, at the United States Department of Treasury. While at Treasury, Jeff was responsible for providing advice on a wide range of tax policy and technical issues, including tax legislation and corporate, partnership, REIT, and financial sector tax guidance. He also was one of the primary authors of the final tax shelter regulations and is author of the Tax Management Portfolio on Tax Shelters, T.M. 798.
Jeff has assumed numerous positions of service in academia and to the legal profession. He is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, where he has served in various capacities, including as Chair of the Affiliated and Related Committee and Chair of the Committee on Government Submissions.
Jeff has assumed numerous positions of service in academia and to the legal profession. He is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, where he has served in various capacities, including as Chair of the Affiliated and Related Committee and Chair of the Committee on Government Submissions.
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BakerHostetler LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, USA 20036
Washington, District of Columbia, USA 20036
Managing Partner
Law Firm - National
1988 - Present
Jeff Paravano has a broad-based tax practice involving tax controversy and tax litigation; corporate, partnership, and venture capital transactions; and domestic and cross-border tax planning. He also represents clients' interests before enforcement officials, federal policy makers, and on Capitol Hill. Jeff also serves as Managing Partner of BakerHostetler's Washington, D.C., office and previously served as firmwide Chair of the firm's Tax Group, which is among the largest law firm tax practices in the United States. Before returning to the firm from Treasury in 2003, Jeff served as Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy, at the United States Department of Treasury. While at Treasury, Jeff was responsible for providing advice on a wide range of tax policy and technical issues, including tax legislation and corporate, partnership, REIT, and financial sector tax guidance. He also was one of the primary authors of the final tax shelter regulations and is author of the Tax Management Portfolio on Tax Shelters, T.M. 798.
Jeff has assumed numerous positions of service in academia and to the legal profession. He is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, where he has served in various capacities, including as Chair of the Affiliated and Related Committee and Chair of the Committee on Government Submissions.
Jeff has assumed numerous positions of service in academia and to the legal profession. He is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, where he has served in various capacities, including as Chair of the Affiliated and Related Committee and Chair of the Committee on Government Submissions.
Education
JD, JD and LL.M. in Taxation (1991 and 1993) 1991
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Editor in Chief, The Tax Laywer law journal
Professional Certifications
J.D. ('91); LL.M. in Taxation ('93)
1991
Active
Bar Admissions
DC, NY, OH, CO, CT, MD (1991-1994)
Active
1991
Court Admissions
- United STates Tax Court
- Various Federal Courts
Associations and Societies
- American College of Tax Counsel
- ABA Tax Section (Chair of Various Committees over the years)