Press Release
Press Release
Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Olivia Thomas
01.06.20
Pillsbury is pleased to announce the addition of Zachary Atkins to its renowned State & Local Tax (SALT) practice. Atkins will join Pillsbury’s Nashville office as a special counsel to expand the firm’s nationwide SALT practice.
Atkins previously served as a deputy general counsel to Fitzgerald USA handling a diverse range of projects from tax to corporate matters. Prior to joining Fitzgerald, his practice focused primarily on state and local tax issues as an associate at Eversheds Sutherland from 2010 to 2017.
Atkins advises clients in the technology, communications, media, manufacturing and energy sectors in all phases of multistate tax controversy, from audit to trial to appeals. He represents clients on state and local tax planning, compliance, and transactional matters. He has frequently presented at national and regional tax conferences held by the the Council on State Taxation, the Tax Executives Institute, Inc., and the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, among others.
“We know Zack well, as he worked closely with Pillsbury SALT partners Marc Simonetti and Carley Roberts at their prior firm,” said Jeffrey Vesely, leader of Pillsbury’s State & Local Tax practice. “He has very strong SALT technical skills and is a seasoned litigator, having litigated cases throughout the U.S. – the bread and butter of Pillsbury’s SALT practice. Having previously practiced in Atlanta and now based in Nashville, Zack also expands the multistate presence of our national SALT practice to the Southeast.”
Atkins is licensed to practice in Tennessee, Georgia and New York. He earned an LL.M. in Taxation at New York University School of Law and interned at both the SEC and the Georgia Department of Revenue’s Office of Tax Law & Policy.
Regarded as among the “smartest state and local tax teams” in the U.S. according to Chambers USA, Pillsbury’s SALT team has a sterling reputation for handling the most complex SALT matters. Providing exceptional tax knowledge, litigation skills and geographic reach, Pillsbury’s SALT team has successfully handled cutting-edge issues involving millions of dollars in court and in administrative hearings, and provides clients with sophisticated tax planning and legislative advocacy.