Sidley Austin LLP

Recent representative matters include:Representation of Hartney Fuel Oil Company from trial through the Illinois Supreme Court in successfully defending a $23 million assessment of local sales taxes that the Illinois Department of Revenue alleged should have been sourced to Cook County.Representation of United Airlines and American Airlines in a challenge to their Illinois local sales tax sourcing brought by the Regional Transportation Authority. Representation of Qualcomm in a successful challenge in the Washington Supreme Court to the application of a higher Business and Occupation tax rate to one of its services. Representation of life insurance companies in Verus multistate unclaimed property examinations and related litigationRepresentation of seven health insurance companies and a diagnostic laboratory in Verus multistate healthcare unclaimed property examination.Representation of telecommunication companies, banks, manufacturing companies, and other insurers in examinations by Kelmar, Verus, Xerox (UPCH), Audit Services, and PRA Government Services in unclaimed property examinations.Representation of multiple clients in negotiating unclaimed property voluntary disclosure agreements.Representation of a wireless carrier and its agents in cases in multiple states in connection with sales taxation of rebates/coupons.Representation of numerous companies as respondents in discovery in Illinois local sales tax litigation brought by the Regional Transportation Authority and the City of Chicago. Representation of numerous retailers in Illinois sales tax whistleblower litigation. Representation of a telecommunications carrier in Illinois sales and telecommunications tax whistleblower litigation. Representation of a manufacturing company in an Illinois income tax dispute regarding throwback of foreign sales. Representation of a manufacturing company in an Illinois income tax dispute regarding throwback of sales made from a forward warehouse. Show less