Biography
Eugene Gibilaro focuses his practice on tax controversy and transactions primarily in the areas of state and local income and franchise tax, sales and use tax, and unclaimed property. He defends audits and litigates U.S. state and local tax matters before judicial courts and administrative tribunals around the country.
He has published articles on state and local tax topics for TEI Magazine, State Tax Notes, Law360, and the Journal of State Taxation. He also frequently delivers lectures on state and local tax issues and has spoken at the Annual Ohio Business Tax Conference, the Michigan Tax Conference, NYU Institute of State and Local Taxation, Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum and before numerous organizations, including New York University’s School of Professional Studies Tax Conferences in July; the Council On State Taxation; the National Association of State Bar Tax Sections (NASBTS) Annual Meeting; and the New Jersey Society of Enrolled Agents.
Prior to joining Blank Rome, Eugene was an attorney at a leading Am Law 100 firm focusing on tax controversy and also worked at one of the big four accounting firms, where he advised private equity and corporate clients on state and local income, sales and use, property and employment tax, and unclaimed property aspects of mergers and acquisitions in a variety of industries.
During law school, he served as a senior editor of the New York Law School Law Review and as a judicial extern for the Honorable Chief Judge Arthur Gonzalez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York.
News & Views
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Speaking Engagement
Current AUP Litigation Developments and Legal Issues
COST Unclaimed Property Webinar -
Newsletter
The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: November 2025
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightJoshua M. Sivin, Melanie L. Lee, Mitchell A. Newmark, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Stephanie N. Terinoni
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Alert
The Future of Public Law 86-272
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Speaking Engagement
TEI 2024 Annual Conference
Tax Executives Institute -
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What’s Shaking: Blank Rome’s State + Local Tax Roundup
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightCraig B. Fields, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Melanie L. Lee, Stephanie N. Terinoni
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Speaking Engagement
Backdoor Worldwide Combined Reporting
NASBTS 46th Annual Conference -
Speaking Engagement
COST’s 56th Annual Meeting
Council on State Taxation -
Newsletter
The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: September 2025
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightJoshua M. Sivin, Melanie L. Lee, Mitchell A. Newmark, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Stephanie N. Terinoni
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Alert
North Carolina High Court Rules That Only State Courts May Determine That a Tax Statute is Unconstitutional
The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight -
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What’s Shaking: Blank Rome’s State + Local Tax Roundup
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightEugene J. Gibilaro, Craig B. Fields, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark
Recognitions
- 2025, “Leading Global Tax Lawyer,” listed by Lawdragon
- 2024–2025, Ones to Watch, Tax Law, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
- 2023–2025, listed in The Legal 500 United States
- 2022, recognized in Marquis Who’s Who biographical volume
Credentials
Admissions
- Florida
- New York
Education
- George Washington University, BA
- New York Law School, JD
- New York University School of Law, LLM
