Greenberg Traurig’s Nikki E. Dobay & Shail P. Shah to Speak at COST 55th Annual Meeting

ST. LOUIS - Sept. 20, 2024 - Greenberg Traurig, LLPTax Practice Shareholders Nikki E. Dobay and Shail P. Shah will speak at the Council on State Taxation (COST) 55th Annual Meeting Sept. 25 -26.

On Sept. 25, Dobay will speak on "Critical SALT Trends for 2024 and Beyond," a panel discussing the current state of state and local tax (SALT) trends. Dobay and the other panel members will also cover current and upcoming SALT legislation and litigation that will impact many different businesses.

On Sept. 26, Shah will speak on "Retroactive Legislation - The States are at it Again!" This panel will cover challenges to retroactive legislation across the country as well as two recent lawsuits filed in California challenging a retroactive apportionment statute that directly overturns decisions made by the Office of Tax Appeals.

Dobay is nationally known for her deep experience and understanding of state tax policy and the legislative process. She also advises her clients on sophisticated multistate tax issues as well as the consequences and planning opportunities related to corporate mergers and acquisitions transactions and oversees SALT controversy matters, ranging from audits to appellate litigation, and involving sales and use taxes, income and franchise taxes, property taxes, and constitutional issues.

Shah has been helping clients address California tax problems for more than 15 years. His clients range from Fortune 25 companies to high-net-worth individuals. Shah focuses his practice on complex California tax planning and representation in front of the California Franchise Tax Board, California Department of Taxation and Fee Administration, Office of Tax Appeals, Board of Equalization, and various administrative and judicial adjudicating forums at both the state and local levels. He provides advice on both proactive residency planning and residency audit defense.

About Greenberg Traurig's State and Local Tax (SALT) Practice: Greenberg Traurig's SALT Practice assists companies in need of state and local tax counsel whether in a single location or multiple locations throughout the United States. With the largest footprint of any law firm in the United States, the SALT Practice has attorneys in 16 of the firm's domestic offices, including California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Florida, New York, Oregon, and Texas. Our breadth of experience across the full SALT spectrum allows us to offer a wide range of services, including counseling and controversy. We also regularly partner with the firm's nationally recognized Government Law and Policy Practice to help shape the tax law which affects our clients most.

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 48 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI "Highly Recommended Law Firm" for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.