Steve Dixon

Partner at DLA PIPER

Speaker

Steve Dixon has represented corporate and individual taxpayers in federal tax disputes for more than two decades. He represents Fortune 500 companies in high-profile tax controversies, both administratively with the IRS (at Appeals and Exam) and in litigation before the Tax Court, the Court of Federal Claims, and in federal district court. Steve has authored many motions and briefs and is an experienced courtroom litigator with proven skills in all aspects of trial presentation, including opening statements and direct cross-examination of fact and expert witnesses.

Steve’s practice involves issues at the forefront of IRS controversies, like transfer-pricing disputes and challenges to Treasury Regulations. But he handles all manner of corporate tax disputes and has represented taxpayers in cases involving intangible-asset valuation, statutory interpretation, tax accounting, excise taxes, statutes of limitation, debt-equity determinations, and loss deductions. Steve represents taxpayers from a wide variety of industry sectors, including consumer products, technology, retail, energy, defense, real estate development, healthcare, transportation, and banking.