Rocco V. Femia

Rocco Femia represents large, multinational corporate clients in high-stakes U.S. international tax and transfer pricing planning, controversy, and policy matters. Mr. Femia is a former official at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and delegate to the OECD, and brings this perspective to bear in advising clients. Mr. Femia was named one of the country’s leading practitioners in the field of taxation by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2010 to 2018, and one of the Best Lawyers in America^® from 2009 to 2019. Clients quoted by Chambers have said that Mr. Femia is noted for his "great reputation as an international planner."

Mr. Femia's practice focuses on counseling and advocacy work on behalf of U.S. and foreign-based multinational enterprises. These projects typically involve complex, highly technical U.S. international tax, tax treaty, and transfer pricing issues often involving hundreds of millions or billions of dollars. Mr. Femia has counseled clients with respect to the U.S. international tax consequences of their cross-border business operations, including issues involving supply chain planning, funding arrangements and cash management (including repatriation). Mr. Femia’s transfer pricing work has included the negotiation of Advance Pricing Agreements with the IRS and other tax authorities, the resolution of disputes through the Competent Authority or MAP process and the resolution of disputes with the IRS through the administrative Appeals process and litigation.