Bloomberg Tax & Accounting recognized New York-based James Chudy, the leader of Pillsbury’s global Tax practice, and Tax partner Harsha Reddy as Federal Tax Contributors of the Year in its 2020 Author Awards.

The awards were presented in an online ceremony and recognize Bloomberg Tax's top federal, state, and international contributors and portfolio authors.

"These leading tax professionals have shared their expertise and provided timely, in-depth insights to Bloomberg Tax's research service," said Lisa Fitzpatrick, President, Bloomberg Tax & Accounting. "I am honored to recognize these top practitioners for the technical and practical perspectives they have contributed to help our clients navigate continuous change and increasing complexity in taxation across the U.S. and the globe."

Pillsbury’s transactional and controversy tax lawyers are regularly recognized for excellence by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 U.S. and U.S. News – Best Lawyers. Pillsbury tax lawyers advise on a range of complex transactions and represent a blue chip list of clients in state and local (SALT) and federal controversies. The firm’s transactional tax lawyers structure and negotiate domestic and cross-border M&A, finance, securities and securitization transactions as well as advise on restructurings, private investment funds and real estate investments (including REITs). The firm has a nationally recognized Tax-Advantaged Investment and Housing Finance practice and regularly structure and document energy credit transactions. Read more here.