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Atlanta, Ga

• Assist clients in determining the tax and regulatory implications of offering advanced services in an uncertain tax and regulatory environment, and in managing the impact of any identified risks.• Advise clients on state and local tax and regulatory issues unique to the communications, media, and software industries’ new product and service offerings, including taxability determinations, tax on tax analysis, regulatory classification, invoice presentation, and review of vendor and customer contracts.

Atlanta, Ga

• Implemented tax policy and resolved tax and regulatory fee issues through working closely with business stakeholders throughout the U.S., including IT, government affairs, regulatory affairs, marketing and product development.• Oversaw the tax billing function, including the application of taxes and regulatory fees, for all of Cox Communications’ revenue streams, including video, data, wireless, and residential and business telephony services.• Provided subject matter expertise for transaction tax issues relative to the acquisition of new businesses and taxability of all products and services sold by the Auto Trader Group, with a specific focus on its cloud computing service offerings.• Oversaw the overall wireless tax system and its integration with the billing system.• Reviewed and tracked pending transaction tax legislation, including remote seller nexus proposals, and worked with various coalitions and industry groups to optimize its impact on the business.• Supervised senior tax analysts and reviewed work product.

Atlanta, Ga

• Focused practice on state and local tax matters with extensive experience in audit defense, including protest, appeals and litigation; contract review; and taxability studies for a wide variety of large, multistate businesses. • Handled multiple types of state and local transaction tax and regulatory fee matters for all segments of the communications, media, e-commerce, and entertainment industries, including wireless, wireline, cable service providers and Internet service providers. • Litigated tax matters, including obtaining a large property tax refund in Arkansas, where refunds were previously barred, by drafting new grounds for seeking such a refund.• Obtained approximately $15 million in sales, use and transaction tax refunds for a large wireless communications provider, which involved significant interaction with auditors in over 50 taxing jurisdictions and tax personnel at 100 vendors.• Managed client relationships and specific matters.• Reviewed and managed junior associate work product and supervised paralegals and other staff.

Atlanta, Ga

• Provided state and local tax advisory and controversy services to clients throughout the U.S., including drafting private letter ruling requests, taxability studies, audit defense, voluntary disclosure negotiations, refund analysis, and advice regarding the transaction tax implications of mergers and acquisitions. • Led implementation of nationwide tax and regulatory fee system for multistate communications provider.• Managed selected client relationships and oversaw project delivery for clients. • Supervised large group of seniors and staff.

Atlanta, Ga

• Instrumental in developing Arthur Andersen's regional telecommunications practice, focusing on the impact of transaction taxes and fees. • Provided state and local tax consulting services, including taxability studies, voluntary disclosure negotiations, refund analysis, and contract review.

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration - Finance, Graduated With Honors