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Rated Tier 1, Best Lawyers, and Lawyers of the Year in Tax Law

Whether you are a high-net-worth individual looking for strategic tax planning advice or a business looking for a corporate tax attorney, we have the expertise to help you. We know what it takes to work successfully with individuals and businesses seeking to minimize tax burdens while maximizing opportunities for return on investment. The McDonald Carano tax team’s in-depth understanding of the intersection of corporate, state, and federal tax laws enables us to help clients take advantage of Nevada’s business-friendly environment. Nevada’s corporate code and lack of a state income or gross receipts tax make it one of the most business-friendly jurisdictions in the country.

Specialty Credentials and Qualifications – Nine McDonald Carano attorneys have an LL.M. in Taxation, two are CPAs, one has an M.S. in Accounting-Taxation, and six have an MBA. One attorney is on the Board of Directors of the Nevada Taxpayers Association, one is a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel, and one is a gubernatorial appointee to the Nevada State Board of Equalization.

Our attorneys in Las Vegas and Reno serve high-net-worth individuals, publicly held corporations, private businesses, partnerships, limited liability companies, tax-exempt organizations, startups, and closely held and family businesses. We work with clients to develop strategies and structures that reduce tax burdens while advancing immediate and long-term financial objectives.

Our corporate tax attorneys provide legal advice to Nevada businesses on the tax implications of entity selection and the tax consequences of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, real estate transactions, financing, and compensation agreements, to name just a few. We advise private foundations and tax-exempt organizations on tax issues and provide tax planning for closely held and family businesses. We resolve state and federal tax controversies and litigation as well as help clients navigate insolvency and/or bankruptcy. Our high-net-worth tax planning attorneys advise on the tax challenges associated with individual wealth and business succession planning, family wealth transfers, estate planning, asset protection, gifting initiatives and charitable giving trusts.

Our Tax Law Practice has a long history of professional recognitions, including the highest Tier 1 ranking in The Best Law Firms in America and numerous Lawyer of the Year awards in The Best Lawyers in America. For example, Mark Knobel received the Lawyer of the Year award in Tax Law for the Northern Nevada region in 2025, 2023, 2019 and 2016; John Galvin received the award in 2022; and Bob Armstrong received the award in 2014.

Our tax practice includes:

  • Business structuring
  • Corporate tax matters
  • Ultra high net worth tax planning and advice
  • Debt restructurings, asset liquidations and distributions
  • ERISA, qualified and nonqualified plans
  • Executive compensation
  • Fractional interest transfers of business interests
  • In-state and out-of-state tax planning
  • Mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance
  • Partnerships and joint ventures
  • Private equity and investment funds
  • Real-estate transactions
  • Sales and use tax, documentary stamp tax, and taxation of property
  • Tax controversy and litigation
  • Tax-exempt organizations
  • Wealth preservation, business succession and charitable giving

Practice Area News

Paul Bancroft Appointed Chair of State Board of Equalization

McDonald Carano congratulates Paul Bancroft on being appointed to the Nevada State Board of Equalization. The Governor of Nevada appointed Paul to the Board in 2024 and in 2025 appointed…

McDonald Carano Receives 24 “Tier 1” Practice Group Awards in Best Law Firms 2026

Tier 1 Practice Groups McDonald Carano proudly announces that 24 areas of expertise in our Reno and Las Vegas offices received the highest Tier 1 ranking in the 2026 edition…

25 Reno Office Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2026

McDonald Carano proudly announces that 21 of our Reno office lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and four…

Our Tax Law Group

Scott A.
Swain

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Robert E.
Armstrong

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Paul D.
Bancroft

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James
Chisel

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Ian
DeValliere

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Jared C.
Dixon

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John
Galvin

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Joshua J.
Hicks

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Mark
Knobel

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Lance N.
McKenzie

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John B.
Mulligan

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Cody R.
Noble

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Zach
Noland

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Michael G.
Whittaker

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