Blank Rome’s nationally prominent State + Local Tax attorneys are thought leaders in the community as frequent guest speakers at various local and national conferences throughout the year. Our State + Local Tax attorneys believe it is necessary to educate and inform their clients and contacts about topics that will impact their businesses. We invite you to attend, listen, and learn as our State + Local Tax attorneys interpret and discuss key legal issues companies are facing and how you can put together a plan of action to mitigate risk and advance your business in accordance with state and local tax laws.
Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Chambers USA has once again recognized our commitment to providing client service excellence by ranking our attorneys and practice groups. Please follow the links to each SALT attorneys’ recognition here: Craig B. Fields, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark, and Irwin M. Slomka. To learn more, please click here.
Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2025
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that our practice groups and attorneys have been highly ranked and recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2025. Blank Rome SALT attorneys include: Craig B. Fields, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark, and Melanie L. Lee. To learn more, please click here.
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Craig B. Fields, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark, who serves as co-chair of the firm's Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group, and Irwin M. Slomka have been recognized in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers guide. To learn more, please click here.
COST Regional Meeting
Blank Rome State + Local Tax partners Mitchell A. Newmark and Eugene J. Gibilaro, of counsel Joshua M. Sivin, and associate Stephanie N. Terinoni, will be speaking at the COST Regional Meeting in Houston, Texas on July 15, 2025. Their speeches are titled “Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues & Policy Matters to Watch” and “Business Purpose and Economic Substance: What You Need to Know.” To learn more, please click here.
National Association of State Bar Tax Sections Conference
Blank Rome State + Local Tax partner Eugene J. Gibilaro, will be speaking at the National Association of State Bar Tax Sections Conference in Seattle, Washington on September 25, 2025. His speech is titled “Backdoor Worldwide Combined Reporting / State Treatment of Foreign Income.”
Paul J. Harman SALT Forum
Blank Rome State + Local Tax partners Craig B. Fields and Nicole L. Johnson will be speaking at the Paul J. Hartman SALT Forum in Nashville, Tennessee on October 27, 2025. Their speeches are titled “Audit Best Practices and Controversy Management” and “Where is the Customer Really?” To learn more, please click here.
This update is one in a series of updates written for the June 2025 edition of The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight.
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