Christopher M. Lash

Christopher M. Lash is an associate in the Philadelphia office of Blank Rome LLP, where he is a member of the Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group. He focuses his practice on state and local tax (“SALT”) controversy, tax planning, and transactional tax matters.

Christopher advises multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals on SALT Matters. He represents clients in state tax audits, disputes, and appeals. On the transactional side, he conducts buy-side and sell-side SALT due diligence, assessing state tax exposure, nexus implications, and apportionment methodologies, and he advises on post-deal structuring. His background in litigation informs his approach to tax controversies, from the audit stage through appeal.

Before joining Blank Rome, Christopher was a SALT manager at a Big Four accounting firm. Earlier, he was an associate at a Philadelphia-based litigation firm.

Christopher received his J.D. from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and his B.S. from Seton Hall University. In law school, he was a certified legal intern at the Villanova Law Federal Tax Clinic. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.