| Rocco Femia’s practice focuses on international tax planning for domestic and foreign-based enterprises, and on assisting such enterprises in avoiding or resolving controversies with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and foreign tax authorities involving U.S. international tax rules, transfer pricing, and U.S. tax treaties. Mr. Femia has represented taxpayers before the IRS, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and the staffs of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. Mr. Femia has also advised governments on U.S. international tax developments. More > Rocco Femia’s practice focuses on international tax planning for domestic and foreign-based enterprises, and on assisting such enterprises in avoiding or resolving controversies with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and foreign tax authorities involving U.S. international tax rules, transfer pricing, and U.S. tax treaties. Mr. Femia has represented taxpayers before the IRS, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and the staffs of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. Mr. Femia has also advised governments on U.S. international tax developments.
Mr. Femia is a former Associate International Tax Counsel at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Tax Policy. While at the Treasury, Mr. Femia had responsibility for a broad spectrum of U.S. tax treaty and international tax regulatory and legislative matters. Mr. Femia was the principal staff attorney involved in the negotiation of the 2003 U.S.-Japan tax treaty and had responsibility for regulatory and other guidance in the areas of intercompany transfer pricing, Subpart F, and entity classification (check-the-box). He advised senior officials on pending legislation regarding U.S. international taxation, including the 2003 Jobs and Growth Revenue Reconciliation Act and the 2004 American Jobs Creation Act. Mr. Femia also represented the interests of the United States in international organizations, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Committee on Fiscal Affairs. < Brief Bio Government Experience
- Associate International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2003 - 2004
- Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2000 - 2003
Rankings and Recognition
- Chambers USA: Tax (District of Columbia), 2010
- The Best Lawyers in America®: Tax Law, 2009 - 2010
Professional and Community Involvement
- Member, International Fiscal Association
- Member, Section of Taxation, American Bar Association
- Member, Taxation Section, District of Columbia Bar
- Former Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Education - J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, 1995
- B.A., Duke University, 1991
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