Robert Kovacev
USA Guide 2024
Band 4 : Tax: Controversy
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Band 4
About
Provided by Robert Kovacev
Practice Areas
Federal tax controversy and tax litigation. He combines extensive first-chair litigation skills with substantive tax knowledge to represent taxpayers in high-profile, high-stakes tax disputes against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), both at the administrative level and in litigation. These disputes include international tax and transfer pricing issues, the research tax credit, the Section 199 domestic production activities deduction, alternative energy tax credits, excise taxes and the economic substance doctrine. He is a leader in the emerging field of taxation of robotics and artificial intelligence, and he frequently writes and speaks on the topic.
Career
Former senior litigation counsel in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he was lead trial counsel for the IRS in some of the largest and most complex civil tax cases in the nation.
Professional Memberships
Chair, Tax Policy & Simplification Committee, Section of Taxation, American Bar Association; Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
Personal
JD Columbia Law School, Kent Scholar, 1997; BA Harvard University, magna cum laude, 1994.
Chambers Review
USA
Robert Kovacev is held in high regard for the quality of his representation in matters concerning tax controversy and tax litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He brings some incredible experience and is responsive to requests."
"He brings some incredible experience and is responsive to requests."
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