Anthony D. Pastore

Anthony Pastore advises multinationals navigating high-stakes tax controversies involving hundreds of millions or billions of dollars in potential liability. Clients value his ability to combine sophisticated tax analysis with practical courtroom experience.

For nearly 15 years, Anthony has guided clients through every phase of federal tax disputes, from pre-audit planning and IRS examination through administrative appeals, litigation, and appellate review. His substantive tax expertise spans transfer pricing, debt-equity characterization, partnership issues, Subpart F and other international matters, accounting method changes, substance-over-form and economic-substance challenges, and tax penalties.

• Anadarko Petroleum Corp., et al. v. Commissioner, T.C. Docket Nos. 23018-18 and 23019-18 (ongoing case challenging the IRS's determination that a settlement payment is not deductible).
• Hyatt Hotels Corp. v. Commissioner, T.C. Docket No. 13858-17 (tax consequences of customer loyalty program).
• Tribune Media Co., et al. v. Commissioner, T.C. Docket Nos. 20940-16 and 20941-16 (tax treatment of leveraged partnership transaction).
• Guidant LLC, et al., v. Commissioner, T.C. Docket Nos. 5989-11, 5990-11, 10985-11, 26876-11, 5501-12, and 5502-12 (IRC § 482 reallocations).
• Tyco Electronics Corp., et al. v. Commissioner, T.C. Docket Nos. 16651-13, 16652-13, 16653-13, 16654-13, 16655-13, 16656-13, 16657-13, 16658-13, 16659-13, 16660-13, 16661-13, 16662-13, 16663-13, 16664-13, and 19556-13 (debt-equity characterization).

• The University of Chicago Law School, JD, with honors
  Topics and Submissions Editor, Chicago Journal of International Law
• Cornell University, BA, summa cum laude
  Phi Beta Kappa

• イリノイ州弁護士

• Trustee, Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois
• Member, Sedona Conference Working Group 1 (Electronic Document Retention & Production)
• Co-author, chapters of Mayer Brown's Electronic Discovery Deskbook, published by the Practicing Law Institute
• Co-editor and regular contributor, Best Methods, Mayer Brown's blog on transfer pricing law and policy