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Steve Dixon

Partner
About

Steve Dixon has represented corporate and individual taxpayers in federal tax disputes for more than two decades. He represents Fortune 500 companies in high-profile tax controversies, both administratively with the IRS (at Appeals and Exam) and in litigation before the Tax Court, the Court of Federal Claims, and in federal district court. Steve has authored many motions and briefs and is an experienced courtroom litigator with proven skills in all aspects of trial presentation, including opening statements and direct cross-examination of fact and expert witnesses.

Steve’s practice involves issues at the forefront of IRS controversies, like transfer-pricing disputes and challenges to Treasury Regulations. But he handles all manner of corporate tax disputes and has represented taxpayers in cases involving intangible-asset valuation, statutory interpretation, tax accounting, excise taxes, statutes of limitation, debt-equity determinations, and loss deductions. Steve represents taxpayers from a wide variety of industry sectors, including consumer products, technology, retail, energy, defense, real estate development, healthcare, transportation, and banking.

Areas of FocusTax
Bar admissionsDistrict of Columbia
CourtsUnited States Tax CourtUnited States District Court for the District of MarylandUnited States Court of Federal ClaimsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

EXPERIENCE

  • Represented a global Fortune 500 beverage company in a multi-billion-dollar transfer-pricing case before the Tax Court.
  • Represented an American international technology company in a Ninth Circuit appeal of an unfavorable Tax Court decision on a debt-equity issue.
  • Represented a large financial institution in trial court litigation (in the Court of Federal Claims and in federal district court) and in appeals (to the Ninth and Federal Circuits) in a case involving claims for tax losses stemming from intangible assets.
  • Represented a real estate company in a Tax Court trial regarding the proper tax accounting method for its land development costs.
  • Represented an aerospace and defense manufacturer in a dispute involving the interaction of two beneficial tax provisions for American manufacturers.
Education
  • J.D., Harvard Law School
  • M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • B.A., University of Toledo
    magna cum laude

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

The Legal 500 United States

  • Recommended, US Taxes: Contentious (2017 – 2022)
Additional Recognitions
  • Recommended, Tax Controversy Leaders (US), International Tax Review, 2015, 2017
  • Pro Bono Honor Roll, DC Bar Capital, 2013, 2019

Publications and media

Seminars

Media Mentions

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Member, J. Edgar Murdock Inn of Court (for the US Tax Court)
  • Member, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
  • Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel

Connect

Phone

+1 202 799 4555
(Work, Washington, DC)
+1 202 799 5355
(Fax, Washington, DC)