Where are Tax, Employee Benefits and Trusts and Estates Law Practiced?
• Large and midsize law firms with business practices generally include a few lawyers with tax and/or benefits expertise. Some tax groups within large law firms have tax clients, such as corporate tax directors, and tax-heavy practices such as international tax planning or controversy. Other tax groups are satellite practices that support a core practice such as a corporate transaction practice. Often, large firms in the Bay Area have a separate group dedicated to venture capital and other fund clients as well as a separate employee benefits group. • Small and boutique law firms that focus on certain kinds of tax or benefits practice, such as tax controversy or nonprofit clients. Trusts and estates practices are frequently solo practitioners or small offices. • Accounting firms such as the “Big 4” – Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) – have enormous tax practices that span planning, controversy, return preparation and preparation of the tax portion of f
