Leading FATCA authority, Linda Carlisle, joins Miller Chevalier from White & Case

Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced that Linda E. Carlisle has joined the firm as a Member in the Tax Department. Carlisle comes to the firm from White & Case, where her practice focused on the taxation of corporations and flow-through entities in a broad range of industries, including energy and financial services.

“Miller & Chevalier is the perfect environment for my practice and the many industries I will continue to serve,” Carlisle said. “I am excited to join this deep bench of tax attorneys, who have unparalleled knowledge and talent. I look forward to working alongside my new colleagues, who I have respected and admired for many years.”

“A number of us have known Linda for many years through mutual client work and professional activities. We are thrilled that she is bringing her extraordinary talents, diverse practice and high energy to Miller & Chevalier,” said Patricia Sweeney, Chair of the firm’s Tax Department and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. “The addition of her practice, which includes international tax, transfer pricing, financial products and tax policy matters, provides further breadth to our tax repertoire, consistent with our strategic goals.”

Larry Gibbs, a Miller & Chevalier Member and former Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), agreed. “Linda and I have been friends since we worked together on the Tax Reform Act of 1986 while she was at the Treasury Department and I was at the IRS,” Gibbs said. “She is the consummate tax professional who brings with her a wealth of experience and outstanding judgment in the Federal tax area, and we are fortunate and pleased to have her with us.”

Carlisle’s clients seek her counsel because of her significant experience in international tax, partnerships, transfer pricing, corporate tax and financial products. In addition to her extensive transactional practice, she has successfully guided her clients through difficult administrative proceedings and has a significant legislative and regulatory practice.

“We are very pleased to welcome Linda to the firm,” said Anthony F. Shelley, Chair of Miller & Chevalier. “Linda has a national reputation as a high-caliber attorney and is a proven leader in the tax bar. She will be a valuable asset to our Tax Department and the diverse clients we serve in all of our practices.”

As a recognized leader in the tax bar, Carlisle has chaired both the Tax Section and the Sections Council of the District of Columbia Bar Association. She also serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Journal of Taxation of Financial Instruments and the Journal of Financial Products. She is recognized as a nationally ranked tax lawyer in Chambers & Partners USA, Legal 500 and The Best Lawyers in America®, among other publications. Her past government experience includes service as an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel and as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy within the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Carlisle is a frequent speaker and author on subject matters surrounding domestic and international tax. She currently serves as Chair of the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) “Basics of International Tax” Seminar and is Co-Chair of the PLI “Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations and Restructurings” Seminar. She earned an LL.M. from the Georgetown University Law Center, a J.D. from Catholic University and a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Representative Engagements

• Tax Counsel to a U.S.-based multinational corporation in structuring corporate reorganization and obtaining IRS ruling for transaction.
• Tax Counsel to a U.S.-based multinational corporation in analyzing and resolving ESOP issues.
• Tax Counsel to two trade associations representing their interests before Congress and the Administration.
• Tax Counsel to U.S. and foreign-based multinational corporations on transfer pricing issues.
• Advises foreign governments on negotiating IGAs and Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with the Treasury Department and on possible legislative changes.

Government Experience

• Attorney Advisor, Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1984 – 1985
• Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1985 – 1987

Rankings and Recognition

• Chambers USA: Tax (District of Columbia), 2009 – 2013
• The Best Lawyers in America®: Tax Law, 2007 – 2013
• International Tax Review: U.S. Tax: (District of Columbia), 2013
• Legal 500: Tax: Domestic Tax – East Coast, 2007, 2010 – 2011, 2013
• Legal 500: Tax: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, 2008 – 2011
• Tax Directors Handbook: U.S. Tax, 2008, 2011 – 2012, 2014
• Expert Guides: Women in Business Law: Tax, 2013
• Who’s Who in American Law: Tax, 2012

Professional and Community Involvement

• Former Chair, Tax Section, District of Columbia Bar
• Former Chair, Sections Council, District of Columbia Bar
• Taxation and Financial Instruments Committee, New York Bar Association
• Taxation and Financial Transactions Committee, American Bar Association
• The American Law Institute
• Tax Coalition
• Advisory Board Member, Journal of Taxation of Investments
• Advisory Board Member, Journal of Financial Products
• Fellow, American Bar Association
• Chair, Practicing Law Institute (PLI) “Basics of International Tax” Seminar
• Co-Chair, PLI “Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations and Restructurings” Seminar

Court Admissions
United States Tax Court
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Education
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, 1984
J.D., The Catholic University of America, 1980
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1970