Dr. Robert Aland

Biography

Robert H. Aland has practiced law in Chicago for 35 years with the law firm Baker & McKenzie LLP, specializing in federal income taxation with an emphasis on international tax planning, intercompany pricing, and structuring international operations. He has significant experience representing taxpayers in numerous cases before the IRS Appeals Offices, the Tax Court, the Court of Federal Claims, and federal circuit courts of appeal. Mr. Aland has authored numerous articles on international tax and tax controversy topics and frequently participates as a speaker and panel participant at conferences. He was a member of the Planning Committee for the University of Chicago Law School Annual Federal Tax Conference from 1984 to 2014 and served as chairman from 2001 to 2003. Additionally, he acts as a mediator for federal tax controversies between taxpayers and the IRS. In 2018, he participated in a panel discussion titled 'Voluntary Nonbinding Mediation Rule 124(b)' at the U.S. Tax Court Annual Judicial Conference in Chicago, upon invitation from the Court’s Chief Special Trial Judge. He teaches courses on Federal Tax Audits, Appeals, and Litigation.

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