Tamara Levin

Managing Director at ALVAREZ & MARSAL TAX

Ms. Levin brings 17 years of experience with a leading tax practice at a globally recognized law firm. She is a trusted advisor to US and foreign multinational companies at all stages of growth, with a particular focus on clients in service and technology-based industries. Ms. Levin specializes in advising on transfer pricing and tax planning matters, such as structuring and implementing international operations, cross-border transactions, intercompany transactions, and post-acquisition integrations. She helps clients comply with complex US and international transfer pricing rules and anticipate and prepare for global controversies in this area. Ms. Levin also provides tax planning advice for M&A and post-acquisition integrations.

Prior to joining A&M, Ms. Levin worked at Baker Mackenzie, where she was a Tax Partner for over 8 years in the San Francisco office. Her notable assignments included acting as lead transfer pricing counsel in connection with the integration of intangible property assets following a multibillion-dollar acquisition by an online service business. She also advised on strategic issues related to cost sharing/cost contribution arrangements, including advising on the interplay between U.S. and OECD Guidance on such arrangements. She regularly assessed alternatives for structuring intercompany transactions, including in connection with foreign multinationals investing in the US. She also assisted a medical technology company with tax matters in connection with cross-border asset divestiture.

Ms. Levin earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a juris doctor (JD) from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. She is a member of the State Bar of California. In addition, Ms. Levin is a regular speaker at internal workshops and seminars, including events sponsored by Bloomberg BNA and the Tax Executives Institute.

• 17 years of experience in tax
• Focus on clients in services and technology-based industries
• Expert advisor on transfer pricing and tax planning matters