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Litigation

Feb. 25, 2011

DOJ Sues to Block Attorneys' Tax Shelters

The federal government filed civil charges alleging two former Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP and a finance specialist used abusive tax shelters help clients skirt millions in taxes.

By Erica E. Phillips

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Justice Department filed civil charges alleging two former Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP attorneys, and a Kentucky-based finance specialist, used abusive tax shelters to help clients avoid paying more than $40 million in corporate income taxes.

The complaint seeks to block the alleged misconduct, which began in the late 1990s. According to Manatt, former Los Angeles partner C...

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