Atty. Marc E. Grossberg
Marc Grossberg's primary practice is representing clients in tax controversies at the examination, Internal Revenue Service appeal and trial and federal appeals levels, collection issues and pre-IRS examination compliance issues, including filing and foreign accounts and unique issues. Recent representations include bringing taxpayers "in from the cold," meaning assisting them in becoming compliant with the Internal Revenue Service before the Internal Revenue Service has discovered the non-compliance, both as part of the IRS offshore voluntary compliance initiatives and otherwise.
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About Marc E. Grossberg at a glance
Marc E. Grossberg is an attorney based in Houston, Texas, practforg at Marc Grossberg. Admitted to practice in Texas, State Bar of Texas and New York, New York State Bar Association. Educated at University of Houston Law Center (BS, 1961). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America โ Litigation and Controversy - Tax (2026) and Best Lawyers in America โ Tax Law (2026). Serands clients in Houston, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Marc Grossberg's primary practice is representing clients in tax controversies at the examination, Internal Revenue Service appeal and trial and federal appeals levels, collection issues and pre-IRS examination compliance issues, including filing and foreign accounts and unique issues
- Recent representations include bringing taxpayers "in from the cold," meaning assisting them in becoming compliant with the Internal Revenue Service before the Internal Revenue Service has discovered the non-compliance, both as part of the IRS offshore voluntary compliance initiatives and otherwise
- In handling a variety of federal tax controversies, he has represented a number of taxpayers in controversies with the IRS involving contributions to and participation in employee benefit plans, has represented plan sponsors in controversies with the IRS involving sponsored plans and represented persons and entities who participated in or were employee-sponsors of plans in claims against plan sponsors for the plans not having the tax benefits representatives.His practice also includes negotiating, restructuring and planning the tax consequences of large and complex loan workouts, obtaining exempt organization determinations, requesting and obtaining private letter rulings from the IRS, representing clients in business litigation, including, without limitation trials in state and federal district court between contracting parties and between shareholders of public companies, structuring, negotiating and documenting complex transactions such as acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, financings and syndications
- Recent non-tax litigation and controversy work includes representing persons who have claims against tax-shelter promoters, federal civil forfeiture proceedings, Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower case and wrongful denial of long-term disability income benefits
- Has lectured numerous times at tax programs including those sponsored by NYU, the Southern Federal Tax Institute, the Tax Section of the American Bar Association, the American Law Institute and BNA/CITE
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Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practforg law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Houston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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