Gail H. Morse, a partner in Jenner & Block’s Tax Practice, is chair of her firm’s State and Local Tax Practice and co-co-Chair of its Tax Controversy Practice. She is also a member of the Firm’s Climate and Clean Technology Law Practice. Ms. Morse’s national tax practice focuses on both federal, and state and local tax matters, including state franchise, income, sales, use, personal and real property, gross receipts and a variety of local taxes. She frequently works with clients in managing federal and state tax audits, and represents clients before the IRS and state tax administrative agencies and tribunals. She also counsels clients on legislative and regulatory matters involving federal and state tax issues. Ms. Morse began tax practice as an attorney advisor in the Legislation and Regulations Division of the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel, where she practiced upon graduating cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1982 and was a member of the San Diego Law Review. Ms. Morse earned a Masters of Law in Taxation from the
Georgetown
University
Law
Center in 1986. She is a member of the state bars of California, Colorado, the District of Columbia and
Illinois , as well as the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Tax Court and numerous other federal district and appellate courts.
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Alexandra E. Dowling is an associate in Jenner & Block’s
Chicago office. She is a member of the firm’s Tax, Tax Controversy, Climate and Clean Technology Law, Private Equity/ Investment Management and Real Estate Securities Practices. Her recent work has included tax shelter litigation, bankruptcies and restructurings, and private equity fund, hedge fund formation and private offerings. Ms. Dowling is also interested in attorney-client privilege, tax patents, and ethical issues arising in tax practice. Ms. Dowling graduated from the
University of
Chicago College in 2001 with a degree in Spanish. She received her J.D. in 2006 from The University of Chicago Law School. Ms. Dowling worked throughout her law school career, first at the University of Chicago’s MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics where she coordinated the center’s academic programs, and then also as a law clerk at Jenner & Block’s Chicago office.
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