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Reemer, Ellis L.

Ellis L. Reemer

Partner

Head of the Tax Controversy Practice

  • ellis.reemer@dlapiper.com
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New York

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Recognitions

  • Chambers USA
    2021 - Band 2, Nationwide Tax: Controversy
    Chambers comments, "Ellis Reemer is a tax litigator with experience in state, federal and international disputes. He frequently defends clients in audits and fraud, among other matters."" Clients say, ""He is very knowledgeable in his area, practical, and puts his client at ease." "He is proactive, hard-working and very responsive."
    2019-2020 - Band 3, Nationwide Tax: Controversy
    2018-19 - Recognized Practitioner, New York Tax
    2016-18 - Band 2, Nationwide Tax: Controversy
    2015 - Band 3, Nationwide Tax: Controversy
    2013-14 - Band 3, Nationwide Tax: Controversy & Fraud
    2012 - Band 4, Nationwide Tax: Controversy & Fraud
  • The Legal 500 United States
    2021 - Recommended, US Taxes: Contentious
    The Legal 500 comments, "New York-based practice head Ellis Reemer and Diana Erbsen represent high-net-worth individuals, accounting firms and senior executives in IRS enforcement matters, administrative investigations, whistleblowing complaints and voluntary disclosures."  Clients say, "Ellis Reemer is an extraordinarily bright person with great ideas." "Ellis Reemer is not only a fine attorney but he also explains options and strategy very clearly." "Ellis Reemer & Diana Erbsen are more than just tax lawyers. They act as business partners, they their take his work personal and put everything they have into into it."
    2016-2020 - Recommended, US Taxes: Contentious
    2014-15 - Recommended, Tax Controversy 
    2014 - Recommended, Domestic Tax: East Coast

Education

  • LL.M., Taxation, New York University
  • J.D., St. John's University
    cum laude
  • B.A., Hunter College

Courts

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States Tax Court

"He is 'brilliant and creative he always has good ideas and he always has answers,’ say interviewees, adding: 'He's very good at dealing with bureaucracy in the IRS," quoted in Chambers USA 2015

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