SEATTLE, Wash. (November 8, 2017) - Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Robert L. Mahon has been named Firmwide Chair of the firm’s Tax practice.

Bob, a partner in Perkins Coie’s Seattle office, helps clients minimize state and local taxes and comply with state and local tax laws. He represents clients in state and local tax audits, refunds, appeals and litigation, as well as assisting clients with tax planning and business transactions. Bob is the past president of the Tax Section of the Washington State Bar Association and teaches State and Local Tax as an adjunct professor at the University of Washington School of Law.

Attorneys in Perkins Coie’s nationwide Tax, Benefits & Compensation practice counsel clients with multistate businesses on how to cope with multiple tax systems that create serious compliance challenges as well as adverse financial consequences, and they help clients find creative and cost-effective solutions for their needs in connection with all types of employee benefit and compensation arrangements.

Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high-value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. With more than 1,200 lawyers in offices across the United States and Asia, we provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world’s most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations.

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