Frank J. Gallo

Partner

Philadelphia

State tax planning and controversy authority guiding Fortune 500 companies in energy, pharma, financial services, and consumer products

Frank is a partner in the State Tax Group. He focuses his practice on state tax planning and controversy matters, including income/franchise and sales and use taxes.

Experience

Representative matters

Pennsylvania Supreme Court—Successfully obtained Pennsylvania income tax sales-factor sourcing refund for service provider. Synthes USA HQ, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 289 A.3d 846 (Pa. 2023)..
Delaware Supreme Court—Successfully challenged Delaware’s extra-statutory practice of limiting state separate-company net operating losses to the federal consolidated net operating loss. Dir. of Revenue v. Verisign, Inc., 267 A.3d 371 (Del. 2021).

Recognitions

  • Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Tax – US Taxes – Contentious. The Legal 500 is issued by Legalease Ltd. A description of the selection methodology can be found at legal500.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Credentials

Education

  • Villanova University School of Law, 1996, J.D., cum laude, Member, Villanova Law Review
  • Villanova University, 1993, B.S.A., cum laude

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey

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