Pepper Hamilton has hired Ellen McElroy, a tax lawyer with experience in the IRS Chief Counsel Office, as a partner in the Washington, DC office. Formerly of Ernst & Young, McElroy specializes in accounting methods and inventories, in particular capitalization issues. She has also worked for the IRS, where she served as a legislation counsel and as a senior attorney with the Income Tax and Accounting division. Pepper Hamilton’s tax practice helps clients with proactive tax planning and is involved in the structure and formation of partnerships. The tax attorneys also have experience in private equity funds, hedge funds, corporate spin-offs, accounting method changes and IRS controversy matters.
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