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Greenberg Traurig’s Nikki E. Dobay and Shail P. Shah to Speak at CLA 2023 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Nov. 1, 2023 – Greenberg Traurig, LLP Tax Practice Shareholders Nikki E. Dobay and Shail P. Shah will speak at the California Lawyers Association’s 2023 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference in Palm Springs, California Nov. 2.

Dobay will speak on a panel titled “Get to Know Local Tax Law: A Primer and Current Developments” alongside other tax attorneys. The panel will discuss California’s Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law, Proposition 1A, and law administration in California, among other subjects.

Shah is set to participate in a panel covering “Substantial and Occasional Developments in Alternative Apportionment for Corporate Income Tax.” The panel will discuss California’s alternative apportionment rules as well as the state’s system in such matters.

Dobay is nationally known for her deep experience and understanding of state tax policy and the legislative process. She also advises her clients on sophisticated multistate tax issues as well as the consequences and planning opportunities related to corporate mergers and acquisitions transactions and oversees state and local tax controversy matters, ranging from audits to appellate litigation, and involving sales and use taxes, income and franchise taxes, property taxes, and constitutional issues.

Shah has been helping clients address California tax problems for more than 15 years. His clients range from Fortune 25 companies to high-net-worth individuals. Shah focuses his practice on complex California tax planning and representation in front of the California Franchise Tax Board, California Department of Taxation and Fee Administration, Office of Tax Appeals, Board of Equalization, and various administrative and judicial adjudicating forums at both the state and local levels. Shah provides advice on both proactive residency planning and residency audit defense.

About Greenberg Traurig's State and Local Tax (SALT) Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s SALT Practice assists companies in need of state and local tax counsel whether in a single location or multiple locations throughout the United States. With the largest footprint of any law firm in the United States, the SALT Practice has attorneys in 16 of the firm’s domestic offices, including California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Florida, New York, Oregon, and Texas. Our breadth of experience across the full SALT spectrum allows us to offer a wide range of services, including counseling and controversy. We also regularly partner with the firm’s nationally recognized Government Law and Policy Practice to help shape the tax law which affects our clients most.

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.