James R. Walker is the senior tax partner of Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP, advising corporations and business entities in structuring both taxable and non-taxable transactions. In addition to tax planning, Mr. Walker handles many tax disputes within the federal and state taxing agencies. He is one of those rare tax lawyers who have successfully defended a corporate taxpayer on a mergers and acquisitions tax issue in a regular, reviewed decision of the U.S. Tax Court. See Metrocorp, Inc. v. Comm’r, 116 T.C. 211 (2001) (highlighted in 10 M&A Tax Report 2 (Sept. 2001)). Mr. Walker is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America.

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