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Ken Silverberg is an experienced tax attorney and former CPA-partner at Arthur Andersen & Co. He focuses on tax controversies, including tax audits, appeals, and litigation against the IRS and state departments of taxation. He also represents numerous nonprofit organizations and NGOs in the healthcare, education, and trade association sectors.
I help clients resolve their IRS and state tax problems as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Most of my clients prefer to settle their tax disputes quickly and finally, and I help them do that. However, it’s sometimes necessary for them to litigate, and when we do, we usually win.
Washington is the home of many unique nonprofit organizations as well as the health care, charitable, and education organizations found in most large cities. Their tax issues, governance matters, and business transactions often require unique solutions and I help them design and secure those solutions.
A substantial part of the firm’s practice involves mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, changes of control, and related matters of corporate governance. I have handled the tax issues that arise in these transactions as part of our well-integrated corporate practice. Many of the most recent transactions I’ve worked on are SPACs and cross-border M&A deals.
My practice has always included providing tax advice and estate planning to individuals. I have frequently served as an executor or trustee for these clients, who are residents of DC, Maryland, or Virginia, the three jurisdictions in which I practice.
The IRS and numerous states are aggressively seeking additional revenue. They are asserting new theories of taxation and reaching beyond their traditional geographic borders. Businesses and individuals need to be equally aggressive and creative to assure they don’t pay more than their fair share of taxes.
The US government will increase its use of the tax code to regulate the actions of nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit boards and managers must become more aware of the tax impact of their decisions.
This article covering the state of the US housing market highlights REAL Messenger’s SPAC merger with Nova Vision Acquisition Corp., mentioning NP for advising REAL Messenger in the deal. The NP deal team was led by China and Asia-Pacific practice Managing Partner David Cheng and Chicago Office Managing Partner David Brown, both of the Corporate practice. The team also included Washington, DC senior counsel Ken Silverberg, Chicago associate Marc Zhang, and Chicago paralegal Astrid McGruder, all of the Corporate practice, as well as Director of Global Strategies David Kaufman.
This roundup of recent deals across the M&A space mentions NP for representing REAL Messenger in its SPAC merger with Nova Vision Acquisition Corp. to become a publicly traded company. The NP deal team was led by China and Asia-Pacific practice Managing Partner David Cheng and Chicago Office Managing Partner David Brown, both of the Corporate practice. The team also included Washington, DC senior counsel Ken Silverberg, Chicago associate Marc Zhang, and Chicago paralegal Astrid McGruder, all of the Corporate practice, and Director of Global Strategies David Kaufman.
This article mentions NP for advising REAL Messenger in its merger with special purpose acquisition company Nova Vision Acquisition Corp., allowing REAL Messenger to become a publicly traded company. The NP deal team was led by China and Asia-Pacific practice Managing Partner David Cheng and Chicago Office Managing Partner David Brown, both of the Corporate practice. The team also includes Washington, DC senior counsel Ken Silverberg, Chicago associate Marc Zhang, and Chicago paralegal Astrid McGruder, all of the Corporate practice, and Director of Global Strategies David Kaufman.
This article on the surge in private equity deals includes NP for advising the owners of skin care brand Obagi in its $1.2 billion business combination agreement with Waldencast Acquisition Corp. and the spinoff of Obagi’s operations in China.
The NP team was led by David Cheng, chair and managing partner of the firm's China and Asia-Pacific practice, and New York City Corporate partners Michael Smith and Richard Langan. The team that advised Obagi also included Chicago Corporate partner David Brown, Rochester Corporate partner Jeremy Wolk, Washington, DC Complex Commercial Disputes partner and Antitrust team leader Gordon Lang, and Washington, DC Corporate senior counsel Kenneth Silverberg. Other members of the team included Boston Corporate associate Anthony Bova and Chinese legal consultant Kelly Xiang.
This article covering a roughly $1.2 billion merger of skin care and beauty brands with a special purpose acquisition company mentions NP for advising the owners of skin care brand Obagi in its business combination agreement with Waldencast Acquisition Corp. and the spinoff of Obagi's operations in China.
The NP team was led by David Cheng, chair and managing partner of the firm's China and Asia-Pacific practice, and New York City Corporate partners Michael Smith and Richard Langan. The team that advised Obagi also included Chicago Corporate partner David Brown, Rochester Corporate partner Jeremy Wolk, Washington, DC Complex Commercial Disputes partner and Antitrust team leader Gordon Lang, and Washington, DC Corporate senior counsel Kenneth Silverberg. Other members of the team included Boston Corporate associate Anthony Bova and Chinese legal consultant Kelly Xiang.
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Supreme Court
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
University of Michigan, B.A., Economics
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