Full Name
Gil Rothenberg
Company
American University Washington College of Law
Speaker Bio
Gil Rothenberg earned his B.A. (economics) from the University of Pennsylvania, his J.D. from American University Law School, and his LL.M. (taxation) from Georgetown University. Mr. Rothenberg worked in the Justice Department’s Tax Division for his entire career, where he handled (among many others), the landmark Tufts and Diedrich cases. For the last 15 years of his tenure, until he retired in November 2019, Mr. Rothenberg was Chief of the Tax Division’s Appellate Section, overseeing an attorney (and support) staff of approximately 50 persons responsible for all appellate tax litigation in the United States.
Mr. Rothenberg is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at American University Law School, where he has taught tax courses for over 38 years, and he also provides consulting services for clients having disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. He has also taught tax law courses at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, George Mason University, the University of Maryland, and the University of Nebraska. His publications include an article on tax deficiency procedures in The Virginia Tax Review, and a chapter in the ABA’s 2009 publication entitled Careers in Tax Law. He was profiled in the Winter 2010 issue of the ABA’s Section of Taxation NewsQuarterly, and he is also a frequent speaker/panel member at federal tax conferences. Mr. Rothenberg currently serves as the Associate Editor-in-Chief of The Tax Lawyer, a law review publication of the ABA’s Tax Section, and he is a member of the American College of Tax Counsel.
Mr. Rothenberg is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at American University Law School, where he has taught tax courses for over 38 years, and he also provides consulting services for clients having disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. He has also taught tax law courses at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, George Mason University, the University of Maryland, and the University of Nebraska. His publications include an article on tax deficiency procedures in The Virginia Tax Review, and a chapter in the ABA’s 2009 publication entitled Careers in Tax Law. He was profiled in the Winter 2010 issue of the ABA’s Section of Taxation NewsQuarterly, and he is also a frequent speaker/panel member at federal tax conferences. Mr. Rothenberg currently serves as the Associate Editor-in-Chief of The Tax Lawyer, a law review publication of the ABA’s Tax Section, and he is a member of the American College of Tax Counsel.
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