As a director in the Firm's Business Group, Mr. Naccarato concentrates his practice in the area of taxation, mergers and acquisitions and international business.  Mr. Naccarato’s tax practice includes the representation of clients in federal corporate, partnership and international tax matters as well as federal and state tax controversies.  Mr. Naccarato also provides advice regarding entity formation and structuring and documenting mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

Dean’s areas of focus include:

• Federal, state and local tax issues for public and private companies
• Corporate, partnership and international tax planning issues
• Transactional tax issues
• Tax planning for high net worth individuals
• General corporate
• Mergers and acquisitions

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania

Education

• LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law, May 1997
• J.D. (cum laude), Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1996
• B.A., Economics (cum laude), Allegheny College, 1993

Memberships

• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association (Taxation Section)
• Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
• Member, Allegheny Tax Society
• Member, Association for Corporate Growth

Seminars & Speeches

• Co-presenter, Legal Considerations for Closely Held Businesses, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Eberly College of Business and Information Technology (November 2004)
• Co-presenter, Closely Held Corporations, Tax Issues and Planning Considerations in Pennsylvania, Lorman Education Services (2003)
• General Principles of International Taxation, Sterling Education Services (October 2003)

Publications

• Author, Issuances of Partnership Profits Interests in Exchange for Services: Proposed Regulations Would Place a Greater Burden on Taxpayers to Obtain Favorable Tax Consequences, Cohen & Grigsby Review (Fall 2005)
• Co-author, Recent Amendments to Tax Laws Regarding Expatriation:  A Reason to Obtain an E-2 Visa as Opposed to a Green Card?, Cohen & Grigsby Review (Spring 2005)
• Co-author, Transfer Pricing:  The IRS Proposed Regulations on Controlled Services and Intangibles Transactions, Cohen & Grigsby Review (Winter 2003)
• Co-author, Asset Protection Trusts:  Where to Go to Protect Your Assets from Claims of Future Creditors, Cohen & Grigsby Review (Summer 2003)