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Tom Phillips focuses his practice on taxation and provides tax analysis, advice, and tax opinions to publicly traded and closely-held business entities. He has more than 40 years of experience representing clients in and structuring and implementing tax-free reorganizations and mergers, spinoffs, cross-border transactions, taxable asset and stock purchase transactions and partnership transactions. That experience also includes representing private placement investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies involving hedge funds, distressed company investments, commercial real estate, value company investments, and low-income housing tax credit projects. Tom has extensive experience in tax controversy matters representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service, Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and federal and state courts.
Credentials
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New York University
LL.M. · 1974
University of Utah
J.D. · 1973
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
B.A. · 1970
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Wisconsin, State Bar
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Lawyer of the Year — Tax Law (Milwaukee)
2016
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation and Controversy - Tax
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mergers & Acquisitions
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Partnership
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Private Equity Funds
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Regulated Investment Companies
2026
Best Lawyers in America — State and Local Tax
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Subchapter S Corporations
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax Disputes
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax Planning
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Transactions
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — State Bar of Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society
2026
Best Lawyers in America — AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Martindale-Hubbell
2026
Best Lawyers in America — American Bar Foundation, Fellow
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Wisconsin Law Foundation, Fellow
2026
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Thomas J. Phillips focuses on Tax and Tax Litigation.
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Thomas J. Phillips primarily serves clients in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with an office at 411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000.
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