Rochelle Hodes is a principal in Washington National Tax at Crowe LLP focusing on tax controversy and tax policy. Prior to joining Crowe, Ms. Hodes was an Associate Tax Legislative Counsel in the Office of Tax Policy at the U.S. Treasury Department. While at Treasury, she worked on a variety of matters, including the centralized partnership audit regime enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), taxation of digital assets, and implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. She began her career as an attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel. Before returning to Treasury, Rochelle spent several years in private practice. Her experience includes assisting clients in resolving federal tax disputes, obtaining private letter rulings, and addressing and responding to regulatory and legislative changes in tax policy.