August 3, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ryan & Company Announces Expansion of Dispute Resolution Practice with Addition
of Ira Lipstet and John Christian.
Dallas, Texas -- Ryan & Company, America's largest independent state
and local tax consulting firm, today announced the expansion of its Dispute
Resolution Practice with the addition of attorneys Ira Lipstet and John
Christian in its Austin, Texas office. Ira Lipstet has joined the firm as a
Director and John Christian as a Manager. Each specializes in dispute
resolution and will assist clients in tax controversy matters before the Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts and other taxing authorities.
"We are thrilled to have such tremendous talent join our Dispute Resolution
Practice. Both Ira and John are well-known and respected practitioners in the
state and local tax field," said G. Brint Ryan, Managing Principal. "With
former Texas Chief Administrative Law Judge Mark Weiss, Ira, John, and the
other distinguished members of our practice, no other firm in our industry has
a more capable or distinguished Dispute Resolution Practice."
Formerly a
shareholder in a large national law firm, Ira Lipstet brings to the firm more
than twenty years of client representation experience involving state and local
tax issues including multistate corporate income tax, special purpose entities
(including partnerships, limited liability companies, and trusts), franchise
tax, sales and use tax, property tax, unclaimed property, and tax incentives.
"I am pleased to be joining Ryan & Company, which I believe to be the
preeminent firm in the country working exclusively in the state and local tax
area," says Lipstet. "Ryan & Company's excellent reputation for working
with and achieving favorable results for its clients definitely attracted me to
the firm. I look forward to working with the many fine people at Ryan &
Company as its opportunities continue to expand."
John Christian has fifteen years of experience and is formerly Of Counsel at a
large international law firm. His experience includes representing clients at
the administrative hearings level concerning sales and use tax, franchise tax,
gross receipts tax, motor fuels tax, severance tax, insurance tax, property
tax, and unclaimed property. "I'm excited to join the emerging national leader
of state and local tax," says Christian. "Ryan & Company provides me the
opportunity to work with a dedicated, energetic, and talented team of
professionals who put their clients first and whose sheer depth of expertise in
state and local taxation is unmatched."
About Ryan & Company
Ryan & Company is America's largest independent state and local tax
consulting firm. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the firm provides a
comprehensive range of state and local tax services on a multistate basis,
including audit defense, tax recovery, tax decision automation, dispute
resolution, and strategic planning. With more than 425 professionals and
associates in 18 locations throughout the United States, Ryan & Company
serves many of the world's most prominent Fortune 1000 companies. Ryan &
Company is not a law firm.
PRESS INFORMATION CONTACT:
G. Brint Ryan
Ryan & Company, Inc.
972.934.0022
brint.ryan@ryanco.com
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