JORGE RODRIGUEZ, J.D., LL.M. (Taxation) is the founder and managing principal of Rodriguez Law Firm, PLLC, a boutique law firm focused on tax law including U.S., international, and state and local taxation. The firm handles multi-jurisdictional tax issues, tax litigation and related constitutional law matters for U.S. and global clients. Rodriguez Law Firm provides strategic advice and efficaciously resolves complex tax issues for both U.S. and global companies, businesses and taxpayers.

The firm’s global and international practice focuses on U.S., cross-border and state and local tax matters, and on the resolution of intricate tax controversy issues. The firm also provides tax planning and consulting services for taxpayers and companies. Rodriguez Law Firm represents taxpayers with respect to corporate reorganizations, acquisitions, asset sales and related transactions, and also represents clients with audits, refund claims and tax appeals with a focus on effective resolution of tax disputes for multi-state and multi-national companies and businesses. Rodriguez Law Firm has successfully assisted Fortune 500 Companies, multi- national businesses, cross-border partnerships, privately held companies, private equity funds, portfolios companies, and state, national and global taxpayers with significant tax and legal issues.

Among other tax matters, Mr. Rodriguez works on inbound and outbound transactions, jurisdiction to tax and nexus issues, consolidated and combined reporting, sourcing, apportionment, partnership tax issues, NOLs, M&A tax diligence, tax audits, tax disclosures, criminal tax matters, settlements and closing agreements, residency issues, audit defense, sales/use and indirect taxation, tax reserve analyses, transfer pricing, PLRs and tax ruling requests, FBARs, tax indemnification issues, and constitutional litigation matters including serving as lead or co-counsel in numerous tax cases and litigation proceedings. Mr. Rodriguez commenced his career in a Wall Street law firm and also has significant ‘Big Four’ and related accounting firm experience.

A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Rochester, Mr. Rodriguez received his J.D. from the Georgetown Law Center and obtained his LL.M. in Taxation from the New York University School of Law. He has significant work experience with tax compliance, consulting and tax controversy matters. Mr. Rodriguez has been repeatedly selected to Super Lawyers and has been featured in the Super Lawyers Magazine and in the New York Times Super Lawyers Supplement. Mr. Rodriguez has been invited as a speaker and panelist in numerous tax conferences and has published various tax articles including Los Principios y Métodos Estatales de la Tributación Multi-Jurisdiccional, Revista Quaestio Iuris (July, 2015), Due Process & Retroactive Taxation, NYU Institute on Taxation, Matthew Bender (LexisNexis) (2012, 2013, 2015), and Examining the Constitutionality of State Tax Amnesty in Federal Court, Tax Notes 2009 STT 97 (May 25, 2009).

Mr. Rodriguez is a member of the Advisory Board of the NYU Institute on State and Local Taxation and is also an active member of numerous bar organizations including the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar, the Albany County Bar Association, and the New York City Bar Association. Rodriguez Law Firm is an active member of the distinguished International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF).