Ted serves as national state and local tax counsel to many of the Fortune 100 and other industry-leading companies.
Ted represents clients in state tax controversy, planning, policy and compliance matters in jurisdictions across the country. He assists with a wide range of issues involving income and franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, gross receipts taxes, property taxes and telecommunication taxes. Ted’s clients span a variety of industries, including banking and financial services, e-commerce, technology and telecommunications.
In addition to Ted’s multistate practice, Ted helps companies from across the country address complex New York State and New York City tax issues, from audit through appellate litigation.
Ted is active in the SALT community and frequently speaks on state tax topics in various forums, including the Tax Executives Institute’s national and regional tax conferences, the Council on State Taxation’s state tax conferences, the Bank & Capital Markets Tax Institute, the Wall Street Tax Association, and New York University’s Institute on State and Local Taxation.
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- Representing numerous global technology companies in state tax litigation and controversy matters in jurisdictions across the country.
- Representing one of the world’s largest investment management and financial services companies in a dispute with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue regarding how the company calculates its taxable income. The Department agreed to abate a multi-million dollar corporate income tax assessment in its entirety, and to provide the client a substantial refund.
- Representing a large broadcasting and cable company before the Tennessee courts in a dispute over the proper composition of the company’s Tennessee apportionment factor.
- Representing a large broadcasting and cable company in a significant dispute with the New York Department of Taxation and Finance regarding the availability of investment tax credits.
- Prevailed at trial and on appeal on Wisconsin income tax issue for a global software company.
- SALT Update, March 5, 2026, Eversheds Sutherland Developments in Tax Administration, Controversy and Enforcement (ACE) Seminar (Washington, DC)
- Corporate Income Taxes, December 2, 2025, COST SALT Primer/Refresher (Redmond, WA)
- Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues & Policy Matters to Watch, December 3, 2025, COST Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar (Redmond, WA)
- Corporate Income Tax Apportionment Issues, Including Alternative Apportionment, July 23, 2025, NYU Intermediate State and Local Taxation (New York, NY)
- Apportionment of the Corporate Income Tax Base, July 22, 2025, NYU Introduction to State and Local Taxation (New York, NY)
- Judicial and Administrative Developments in the Tri-State Area, June 2, 2025, TEI Region 2 Tax Forum (Atlantic City, NJ)
- Are You Gross? Net?, May 14, 2025, TEI Denver Chapter SALT Day (Lakewood, CO)
- To Pay or Not to Pay, That is the Question!, May 14, 2025, TEI Denver Chapter SALT Day (Lakewood, CO)
- SALT Update, May 1, 2025, Eversheds Sutherland Developments in Tax Administration, Controversy and Enforcement (ACE) Seminar (Washington, DC)
- Apportionment of the Corporate Income Tax Base, July 23, 2024, NYU Introduction to State and Local Taxation Conference (New York, NY)
- What’s the Next Big Thing in SALT?, May 14, 2024, TEI Nashville Spring Tax Seminar (Nashville, TN)
- Empire State vs. Golden State – What it means for your business, May 8, 2024, TEI Denver Chapter SALT Day (Denver, CO)
- Sales Tax is Cooler, May 8, 2024, TEI Denver Chapter SALT Day (Denver, CO)
- State Tax Bronco Rodeo, May 8, 2024, TEI Denver Chapter SALT Day (Denver, CO)
- So, Now What Do We Do? Ethical Challenges Associated with Tax Filings, December 11, 2023, NYU Institute on State and Local Taxation (New York, NY)
- Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues & Policy Matters to Watch, December 6, 2023, COST Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar (Seattle, WA)
- Transfer Pricing and Intercompany Transactions, December 6, 2023, COST Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar (Seattle, WA)
- No, Sales Tax is Cooler, December 5, 2023, TEI & IPT Silicon Valley SALT Seminar (Santa Clara, CA)
- State & Local Tax Update, November 10, 2023, Bank and Capital Markets Tax Institute (Orlando, FL)
- National SALT Litigation Update, October 24, 2023, TEI Annual Conference (New York, NY)
- Why SALT isn’t Kosher?, September 20, 2023, TEI Seattle Chapter (Seattle, WA)
- No, Income Tax Is Cooler, September 20, 2023, TEI Seattle Chapter (Seattle, WA)
- Apportionment of the Corporate Income Tax Base, July 25, 2023, NYU Introduction to State and Local Tax Conference (New York, NY)
- The SALT Litigation Landscape: Trends & Developments, June 21, 2023, Eversheds Sutherland (New York, NY)
- State & Local Tax Update, May 17, 2023, Wall Street Tax Association, Spring Tax Conference (New York, NY)
- State Tax Issues in Mergers & Acquisitions, May 10, 2023, TEI Denver Chapter (Denver, CO)
- Why State and Local Tax is Awesome!, May 10, 2023, TEI Denver Chapter (Denver, CO)
- State & Local Tax Update, November 11, 2022, Bank and Capital Markets Tax Institute
- Why SALT is Awesome, September 28, 2022, TEI Seattle Chapter
- Audits and Appeals Roundup, September 28, 2022, TEI Seattle Chapter
- Ethical Dilemmas Facing State Tax Professionals, September 22, 2022, TEI Audits and Appeals
- Practical Considerations for Handling Tax Controversies in NJ, NY and Beyond, July 14, 2022, COST Mid-Atlantic Regional State Tax Seminar
- SALT Update: Trends & Developments, June 16, 2022, TEI NY Chapter
- The State of New York: A New York Update for Non-New York Based Businesses, April 6, 2022, TEI Denver Virtual SALT Day
- SALT Workshop, November 5, 2021, Banks and Capital Markets Tax Institute
- Legislation Can Be Taxing, May 18, 2021, TEI Denver SALT webcast
- New York SALT Update: The Governor's Budget and Beyond, February 4, 2021, Eversheds Sutherland
- Eversheds Sutherland presents at the TEI New York Chapter’s 57th Annual Tax Symposium, December 9, 2020, Tax Executives Institute New York Chapter
- New York SALT Update, June 29, 2020, IBM
- E-Commerce Sales Tax Considerations, June 9, 2020, TEI
- Best Practices for Managing Your Audit and Litigation Portfolio, May 12, 2020, TEI
- Strategic Considerations for Managing Your Audit and Litigation Portfolio, December 9, 2019, TEI Cincinnati SALT Day
- Current Property Tax Environment and Trends Across the Country, December 9, 2019, TEI Cincinnati SALT Day
- Current Developments in the Pacific Northwest States, December 4, 2019, COST Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar
- Sales & Use Tax Developments Every Company Should be Following, December 4, 2019, COST Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar
- Handling State Tax Controversy Before It Starts, Best Practices to Resolve State Income Tax Audits, November 21, 2019, TEI Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
- Best Practices for Resolving State Tax Disputes, October 30, 2019, TEI Philadelphia
- Compliance Pains: Taxpayer and Tax Administrator Relations, September 18, 2019, TEI Seattle Chapter Meeting
- Best Practices for Resolving State Tax Disputes, August 29, 2019, COST Philadelphia Regional Meeting
- Strategic Considerations for Managing Your Audit and Litigation Portfolio, May 22, 2019, 2019 TEI Audit and Appeals Conference
- Latest Developments in Approaches to Alternative Apportionment, May 15, 2019, TEI Denver SALT Day
- Litigation Roundup: Litigation Trends in State Taxation, May 15, 2019, TEI Denver SALT Day
- Latest Developments in Approaches to Alternative Apportionment, December 4, 2018, TEI Dallas SALT Day 2018
- Slicing the Pie – Update on State Tax Apportionment Litigation, May 15, 2018, TEI Denver Chapter
- Recognized by Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers in the area of state and local tax (2025)
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of US taxes: contentious (2024)
- Named to the “Ones to Watch” list by Best Lawyers in the area of tax law (2021-2022, 2024-2026)
- Recipient, Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award, presented at the 2020 Burton Awards for Legal Achievement for co-authoring, “States Find Footing With Marketplace Legislation After Wayfair," published in August 2019 by Tax Notes (2020)
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- New York
- LL.M. in Taxation, with distinction, Georgetown University Law Center
- J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law
- A.B., Duke University