David C. Blum
Illinois
Akerman LLP
71 South Wacker Drive
47th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: +1 312 870 8018
Email:
david.blum@akerman.com
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www.akerman.com
Ranked by Chambers USA for both taxation and tax controversy, The Legal 500, and Best Lawyers in America, David Blum provides transactional, tax planning, and tax litigation counsel to local and multinational businesses throughout the United States. His practice serves a variety of sectors including automotive, cloud, entertainment, equipment leasing, financial services, hospitality, logistics, retail and technology, among others. According to Chambers, David “combines strong transactional skills with extensive experience in controversy matters, advising an impressive global client base across a range of major disputes.” In addition, Chambers interviewees describe him as “very knowledgeable.”
David’s comprehensive multistate taxation practice includes nexus issues, income apportionment, sales and use tax, franchise tax, False Claims Act (qui tam), transfer taxes, residency planning and controversy, and state registration and reporting requirements. In addition, he has significant experience in creating and implementing tax-efficient corporate and partnership structures for all types of U.S. and cross border transactions, including business start-ups, private equity, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, restructurings, intellectual property, and corporate finance matters.
A former state tax auditor, David has years of experience representing U.S. and multinational companies before the Internal Revenue Service and state and local taxing agencies throughout the country. He frequently defends large and complex audits at all stages of the audit and appeal process. He represents taxpayers in U.S. Tax Court, IRS Appeals Division, state court, state and city Administrative Hearings, and state and local taxing agencies across the country.
David frequently writes and speaks on a variety of topics. He has written articles for national publications and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Forbes, CNBC, MSN, Crain’s, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Seattle Times, Tax Analyst, Law360, and State Tax Notes.
Rapidly changing tax laws, new methods of doing business, and advances in commerce and technology have created a host of compliance challenges for corporate taxpayers and the governmental jurisdictions that attempt to tax them. Creative, practical, and comprehensive tax counsel can help ensure greater predictability, forecasting, tax accounting, and profitability at a time when the burden of enforcement and transparency is greater than ever.
Akerman’s Tax Practice Group collaborates with some of the most notable market leaders in the United States and internationally. Recognized by Law360 as a “Tax Practice Group of the Year” for our precedent-setting work, we help multistate and multinational companies navigate these challenges and disputes and drive growth and expansion in the financial services, retail, e-commerce, sharing economy, digital goods, technology, hospitality, and healthcare sectors, among others. Moreover, we develop novel tax strategies for companies operating at the forefront of disruption—from ridesharing to gaming innovation.
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He is exceptionally bright and he understands businesses in general. He brings a lot to the table in understanding what the customer and clients need and how to accommodate to this.