Stephanie Lipinski Galland has extensive legal experience in state and local taxation with an emphasis on representation before state and local taxing authorities in income, franchise, sales, use and unclaimed property controversies. She has represented clients in developing, implementing and defending tax positions in state audits. Her experience in a Fortune 500 company, as a tax partner in a national law firm and in the Virginia Department of Taxation provides her with valuable skills in all areas of taxation.
Stephanie Lipinski Galland has extensive legal experience in state and local taxation with an emphasis on representation before state and local taxing authorities in income, franchise, sales, use and unclaimed property controversies. She has represented clients in developing, implementing and defending tax positions in state audits. Her experience in a Fortune 500 company, as a tax partner in a national law firm and in the Virginia Department of Taxation provides her with valuable skills in all areas of taxation.
Stephanie’s experience includes working on a firm government contracts team with government contractors in developing responses to federal and state RFPs, subsequent modifications and appeals of terms and conditions. She has worked on multistate, state and local income, sales and property tax issues with a concentration on matters regarding tax and business planning, mergers and acquisitions (including due diligence issues), administrative appeals and negotiated settlements, tax incentive negotiations and maintenance, audits, unclaimed property issues including audits and voluntary disclosures, tax audits and multistate voluntary disclosures. Stephanie has additional experience in European VAT and Canadian HST. She advises clients on record maintenance as it affects audits, tax record maintenance and SEC issues.
She has also worked with contractors on compliance issues under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) and the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (“FASA”) to ensure that the underlying contracts meet all necessary requirements. In addition, she has worked with clients on proprietary information disclosure agreements (unilateral and bilateral), memorandums of agreement, teaming agreements and due diligence for teaming agreements.
She possesses broad experience in corporate governance, including interaction with operations and supply chain functions. This experience includes structuring domestic and international transactions, negotiating contract terms with third party vendors, negotiating with governments on the national, state/provincial and local levels for economic development projects and finance and tax accommodations. Stephanie also drafts and negotiates tax provisions in licensing agreements between brands and affiliated companies for both trademark and trade dress and with unrelated parties for use of various trademarks.
Stephanie's experience in both the corporate and law firm environment provides her with an understanding of how to work within a team not only to plan but to implement overall goals and objectives. In 2018 and 2020, she was recognized in Washingtonian magazine's list of the best lawyers in D.C. for tax law. Additionally, she was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel in 2023.
A frequent author and presenter, Stephanie is sought for her extensive knowledge in the area of taxation. She lectures on the State and Local Tax Program at Georgetown University Law School as an adjunct professor. She earned her B.A. from Christopher Newport University and her J.D., with an Emphasis on Taxation, from the College of William & Mary.
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03.01.2023
Stephanie Lipinski Galland Elected a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel
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08.18.2022
123 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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04.20.2022
Virginia Department of Taxation Releases Initial Guidance on New Pass-Through Entity Election, Including Important Details for Filing 2021 Returns
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03.30.2022
Tax Planning Opportunity for Owners of Pass-Through Entities: Virginia Enacts Workaround to $10,000 Federal Income Tax Limitation on State and Local Taxes
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03.08.2022
Certification Just Got Easier for the Sale or Purchase of Pollution Control Equipment Used in Local Water and Solid Waste Projects
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09.30.2021
“Sure, You Can Work Remote”……..These Words May Have a Huge Cost………………
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08.23.2021
124 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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08.16.2021
Williams Mullen Makes a Move in Tysons
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03.02.2021
Are PPP Loan Proceeds Gross Receipts for the Purposes of BPOL?
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11.19.2020
Stephanie Lipinski Galland Named to Washingtonian’s Best Lawyers 2020
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09.15.2020
Lipinski Galland and Wingfield Publish Article on Tax Compliance and Potential Solutions for Companies in Law360
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08.20.2020
116 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©; Most Total Lawyers in Virginia
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08.11.2020
COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part I - State & Local Tax (SALT) Compliance During COVID-19: What to Do When You’re Behind
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05.14.2020
Lipinski Galland Quoted in Law360 Article on COVID Considerations for State Tax Administrations
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04.01.2020
North Carolina Department of Revenue Expands Penalty Relief for Taxpayers Affected by COVID-19
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03.20.2020
Virginia Announces Payment Extension and Penalty Waiver for Corporate and Individual Income Taxpayers in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
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01.02.2019
Stephanie Lipinski Galland and Dave Albo Named to Washingtonian's Top Lawyers 2018
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12.07.2018
Stephanie Lipinski Galland Co-Authors Bloomberg Tax Article on State and Local Tax Issues for Virginia Data Centers
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08.28.2018
Stephanie Lipinski Galland and Kyle Wingfield Author Virginia Section of ABA Sales & Use Tax Deskbook
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06.22.2018
The U.S. Supreme Court's Historic Ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair Changes the Landscape for State Sales and Use Tax Collection
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06.12.2018
PODCAST: What Government Contractors Need to Know About State and Local Taxes
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05.25.2018
IRS Notice on State and Local Tax Deductions