Ellen Seiler Brody, for more than 20 years, has represented U.S. and international clients on complex transactions. Working with multinational corporations, high net worth individuals, and foreign governments, she has created tax-efficient structures to hold their investments and operating business activities. She also works with private equity and hedge funds in structuring their operations and investments. She has advised on the taxation of financial instruments, including the application of straddle and swap rules and management of interest rate risk. She has been involved in numerous tax controversy matters at both the federal and state and local levels, representing large multinational corporations and high net wealth individuals in a wide variety of industries, ranging from manufacturing to financial services. Her experience with New York State and City tax litigation has included Personal Income, Corporate Franchise, General Corporation, UBT, and Real Property Transfer taxes.
Education:
LL.M (Taxation), New York University
J.D., New York University, cum laude
B.S., University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, magna cum laude
Ellen is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Bloomberg Tax Management Portfolios
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Transferee Liability (Portfolio 628)
The Portfolio, Transferee Liability, analyzes the application of §6901 and related judicial interpretations.
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Tax Court Litigation (Portfolio 630)
The Portfolio, Tax Court Litigation, discusses the issues raised when a case is initiated and tried before the United States Tax Court.
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Refund Litigation (Portfolio 631)
The Portfolio, Refund Litigation, analyzes the process of filing and litigating a refund suit in a federal district court or the Court of Federal Claims.
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Qualified Business Income Deduction: Section 199A (Portfolio 537)
The Portfolio, Qualified Business Income Deduction: Section 199A, No. 537, discusses a new provision of the Internal Revenue Code, §199A, which provides a 20% deduction for qualified
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Limitations Periods, Interest on Underpayments and Overpayments, and Mitigation (Portfolio 627)
This Bloomberg Tax Portfolio examines the statutes of limitations on assessment and collection and reviews the procedural aspects of the tax laws.