James B. Mann

James B. Mann has broad-based business tax experience. Mr. Mann helps his clients with tax planning to minimize current tax liability as well as representing them before the IRS and in court. James has also been involved in receiverships including cannabis receiverships.

Mr. Mann’s government experience includes serving as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Tax Division of the Department of Justice in charge of federal appellate tax litigation. He successfully argued the IRS position in SEC v. Levine, an important Second Circuit case reaffirming the primacy of federal tax liens. James was a Managing Director at Societe Generale, serving as the North American head of the Tax and Debt Advisory Group. He also worked at Goldman Sachs in the Structured Transactions Group.

Mr. Mann has a JD from the Harvard Law School, an MBA in accounting and finance from Columbia University, and a BA from the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences.