Biography

Jon focuses his practice on federal and state tax controversies. He provides legal counsel to businesses of all sizes on a wide variety of tax matters, including:

  • Tax controversies
  • Tax compliance
  • Tax litigation and appeals
  • Tax credit eligibility 
  • Restructurings
  • Mergers and acquisitions 

Jon focuses his practice on federal and state tax controversies. He provides legal counsel to businesses of all sizes on a wide variety of tax matters, including:

  • Tax controversies
  • Tax compliance
  • Tax litigation and appeals
  • Tax credit eligibility 
  • Restructurings
  • Mergers and acquisitions 

Representative Matters*

  • Represented nationwide retailer in litigation pertaining to unitary business group composition and bonus depreciation in before the Michigan Tax Tribunal, reaching a no additional tax due settlement.
  • Advised nationwide mortgage lender on the state and local tax implications of their Up-C restructuring and $1.8 billion initial public offering.
  • Advised on the state tax implications of mergers and acquisitions for Fortune 1000 companies, including a generic drug manufacturer’s acquisition of an oral care business for more than $100 million.
  • Managed state audits for nationwide mortgage lender and multistate disaster restoration and recovery clients, including successfully defending state audits in Texas, Louisiana, New York, and Michigan

    *Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

Before Fox Rothschild

Prior to joining Fox Rothschild, Jon was a manager in the state and local tax group in the Detroit office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Before that, he was a staff accountant for a New Jersey accounting firm. 

In law school, Jon worked in the Villanova University School of Law Federal Tax Clinic representing low-income individuals in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey

Education

  • Villanova University School of Law (LL.M., 2014)
  • Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2013)
  • University of Michigan - Flint (B.A., 2007)