Laura L. Gavioli, PC, defends individuals and corporations in white-collar prosecutions, civil tax cases, US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) controversies and complex financial litigation.
Laura represents numerous taxpayers who are facing civil and criminal issues regarding their reporting of offshore financial accounts and other assets. Laura has also represented clients involved in some of the largest white-collar criminal tax evasion cases ever brought in the United States, and she regularly advises clients regarding the IRS Whistleblower Program. Her experience includes significant taxpayer victories in civil tax cases in US Tax Court and federal district courts, eliminating IRS penalties due to clients’ good faith and reasonable cause. Laura has also litigated numerous cases addressing complex jurisdictional questions under taxation statutes and setting precedent favorable to clients regarding statutes of limitations.
Laura is an editor of the Firm’s Tax Controversy 360 blog.
Education
Tulane University School of Law, JD, summa cum laude, 2004
Haverford College, BA, 1998
Admissions
Louisiana
New York
Texas
Courts / Agencies
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
US District Court for the Western District of New York
US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
US District Court for the Western District of Texas
US Tax Court
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Chamber Presses Effort to File Amici Brief in U.S. Microsoft Case
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