Phillip Gall is the Co-Managing Principal of the Pass-throughs group for the Washington National Tax Practice of Deloitte Tax LLP.  Mr. Gall is based the Deloitte’s New York office.  Prior to joining Deloitte, Mr. Gall was a partner in the Tax Practice group of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP.

Mr. Gall has earned industry recognition for a broad practice covering all areas of income taxation, with a particular focus on partnership and real estate tax matters and tax controversies.  He has represented large public corporations, such as Verizon, American Express and MetLife, as well as private businesses and high-net-worth individuals.  In addition to providing guidance to clients in structuring transactions, Mr. Gall has represented clients in disputes with federal and state taxing authorities at all levels: audit, appeals, and, when necessary, litigation.

In the current Chambers USA Guide – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Mr. Gall is called “a future megastar in the tax field.” 

Mr. Gall earned an LL.M. (Tax) in 1996 and a J.D., cum laude, in 1994 from New York University School of Law.  He received his B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, from Washington University in 1991.

Mr. Gall is an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law and has been a speaker at numerous tax seminars and workshops throughout the country. He is the author of Study Problems and Instructor’s Manual for McKee, Nelson & Whitmire’s Federal Taxation of Partnership’s and Partners and Phantom Tax Regulations: The Curse of Spurned Delegations (Tax Lawyer, Vol. 56, No. 2).

Mr. Gall is admitted to practice in New York and is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.