Leah Samit is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm's New York office. As a member of the Tax Department, she focuses on state and local taxation. Leah assists her clients in all phases of state tax disputes beginning with audit, continuing through conciliation or appeals, and during all aspects of tax court proceedings (from the filing of the complaint through discovery and summary judgment to decision and, if necessary, appeal). She also assists her clients with various types of planning and consulting related to business activity taxes, sales and use taxes, and personal income taxes. Leah provides extensive guidance related to FIN 48 and the related attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine concerns.
Prior to joining McDermott, Leah worked at the IRS Office of Chief Counsel in Manhattan. As a member of the Large and Mid-Size Business Division, she was a member of the strategic trial attorney litigation team handling the largest § 482 transfer pricing controversy in history.
Leah is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and before the U.S. Tax Court.
Education
- Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 2002
- New York University School of Law, LL.M.
- Rutgers University, B.A., 1999
