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David J. Nagle

Partner

David J. Nagle is a partner in the Tax Department of the Boston office of Sullivan & Worcester. His practice involves both transactional tax planning and representing taxpayers in disputes before the Internal Revenue Service and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.

Representative Client Work

  • Complex business transactions, including taxable and nontaxable acquisitions, corporate and partnership restructurings and forward and reverse like kind exchanges
  • Federal and state tax controversies, including income, sales and use, property, and responsible person tax matters
  • General federal and state tax matters

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Massachusetts, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Tax Court

Publications

Client Advisories

Teaching & Speaking Engagements

  • Presented to the State Taxation Committee at the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Meeting (July 22, 2009)
  • "Privilege, Work Product & Kovel Arrangements," Independent SALT Alliance (ISA) (January 2009)
  • "Changes in Massachusetts Practice Under the New Law," Suffolk University Law School and the Massachusetts Bar Association (September 19, 2008)
  • Program Co-Chair, "Three Minute Case Studies," Boston Bar Association’s State & Local Tax Committee’s annual Massachusetts Tax Update (June 10, 2008)
  • "Advanced Sales and Use Tax in Massachusetts," Lorman Education Services (July 2007)
  • "Special Issues Affecting the Corporate Tax Basis in Massachusetts," Boston Bar Association (June 2007)
  • "Massachusetts Developments and Outlook for 2007," Tax Executives Institute (February 2007)

Awards & Honors

  • Best Lawyers in America (2011)
  • Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer in Tax (2010)
  • "Rising Star," Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2005-2008)

Professional & Civic Activities

  • American and Massachusetts Bar Associations
  • Boston Bar Association (Leadership Team, 2007-Present; Co-Chair, State & Local Tax Committee, 2006-2008; Tax Section Steering Committee, 2008-Present; Co-Chair, Tax Section, 2010)
  • State Tax Committee of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (A.I.M.)
  • Adjunct faculty member, Boston University School of Law, 2000
  • Former Writing Coach for Citizen Schools 8th Grade Academy
  • Board of Directors, Independent SALT Alliance, 2010

Education

  • B.A., with Honors, University of Virginia, 1991
  • M.A., University of Michigan, 1995
  • J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1997
  • LL.M., Taxation, Boston University School of Law, 2000
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