Dennis L. Cohen - Lawyer in Philadelphia, PA

Dennis has more than 30 years of experience advising clients on a broad range of federal, state, and local income tax matters, with an emphasis on the tax-wise structuring of commercial transactions, planning to minimize the tax burdens of businesses and individuals, and handling tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities.

Dennis has a particular focus on advising clients on all aspects of the life cycle of businesses, and has advised clients spanning from startups and emerging businesses to large corporations. He has worked with clients from a wide variety of industries on issues relating to formation, capital structure, and capital raising, equity-based compensation techniques for founders and key executives, joint ventures, and exit strategies such as mergers, acquisitions, sales, and IPOs. He also maintains a robust exempt organization practice.

Dennis has achieved noteworthy success on behalf of his clients in a number of important controversy matters. His work in this area has involved securing abatement in tax fraud matters, negotiating settlements of difficult collection issues on behalf of companies, and handling appeals of major, substantive tax disputes with the IRS Appeals Office. He represents numerous individuals in resolving issues concerning undisclosed offshore accounts.