Armando Gomez

Armando Gomez is a tax attorney whose practice spans tax controversy matters, tax planning, and complex transactional issues. He advises clients facing federal and state tax disputes, helping them navigate examinations, administrative appeals, expedited resolution programs, and litigation in the United States Tax Court and other federal courts. His experience covers a broad range of tax-related matters, including partnership disputes, tax credit controversies, estate and gift tax issues, and Administrative Procedure Act challenges. He also assists clients involved in summons enforcement proceedings, criminal tax investigations, and internal reviews concerning tax matters. Many of these engagements are resolved confidentially outside of litigation.

Armando earned an A.B. from Duke University in 1991. He later earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1994 and an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1997.

Armando’s professional leadership includes serving as president of the American College of Tax Counsel from 2022-23, chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation from 2014-15, and co-chair of the National Conference of Lawyers and Certified Public Accountants from 2015-18. He has also received recognition from Chambers USA, Chambers High Net Worth, The Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, and Washingtonian.

Armando has represented clients in several notable tax disputes and court proceedings. His work includes representing Fidelity Investments in a tax credit dispute before the U.S. Tax Court, where the client obtained a favorable bench opinion that was later affirmed by the D.C. Circuit. He also secured a rare sanctions award against the IRS on behalf of LakePoint Land II. Additional representations include Soroban Capital Partners, LP, in litigation involving the statutory limited partner exception to self-employment tax and Marlin Woods Capital LLC in a Tax Court matter concerning the character of gain from the sale of partnership interests.

Armando Gomez regularly counsels family offices, foundations, exempt organizations, investment firms, and partnerships on tax-related challenges. He advises clients involved in IRS examinations, including matters connected to the IRS Global High Wealth initiative. His practice also extends to administrative and legislative matters before the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS, including private letter rulings, pre-filing agreements, tax policy issues, regulations, and treaty matters. He further assists clients with congressional investigations and legislative strategy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Board Member, Project on Government Oversight
• Board Member, Tannenwald Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship
• Former Chief Counsel, National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service
• Foemer Attorney Advisor, Internal Revenue Service
• Former President, American College of Tax Counsel
• Former Chair, American Bar Association, Taxation Section
• Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
• Member, Virginia State Bar

Licensed State

• Illinois
• District of Columbia
• Virginia

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• Georgetown University Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Duke University
  Bachelor of Arts (AB)

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