• Tax
  • Tax Controversy
• International Tax and Transfer Pricing Specialty Practice Group
• Energy Industry Team

Val Albright has represented numerous clients in U.S. federal tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service and in federal courts. These matters have included civil examinations, the processing of refund claims, criminal investigations, collection proceedings, protests before Appeals, requests for bilateral and unilateral advance pricing agreements, requests for competent authority assistance, requests for letter rulings, and the trial and settlement of matters before the courts. Mr. Albright’s practice includes advising clients concerning U.S. domestic and international tax matters, including for example, energy tax credits under the U.S. tax code.

Prior to entering private practice in early 1994, Mr. Albright worked for the Office of Chief Counsel for the IRS of the U.S. Treasury Department in Chicago, Ill. and Dallas, Texas in various capacities, including: International Special Trial Attorney (1987-994); Industry Counsel for the Industry Specialization Program for Petroleum (1986-993); Special Trial Attorney (1986, 1987); Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (1987, 1988); Deputy Regional Counsel (Criminal Tax), Southwest Region (1986, 1987); and Attorney (1977, 1986). During his tenure with the Office of Chief Counsel, Mr. Albright was involved in the development, settlement and trial of numerous corporate and individual federal tax cases involving diverse domestic and U.S. international tax issues, including many transfer pricing and related issues.

Mr. Albright's clients have included companies that operate in diverse businesses in a number of industries including telecommunications, electronics, consumer products, insurance, oil and gas, entertainment, retail, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, trucking and food production.

• LL.M., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (1986)
  • Taxation
• J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law, with high honors (1977)
• B.A., University of Arkansas at Monticello, magna cum laude (1971)

Mr. Albright is a frequent speaker on various tax matters, including tax controversy and transfer pricing matters. Mr. Albright also teaches an outbound international tax class at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

Presentations

• Co-Presenter with Michael J. Donohue,  Current Trends and Traps in Federal Tax Controversies, Briggs & Veselka Co. (February 2013).
• Co-Presenter with Michael J. Donohue and Brent C. Gardner Jr., Current Trends and Traps in Federal Tax Controversies, Lane Gorman Trubitt PLLC (August 2012).
• Co-Presenter with Brent C. Gardner Jr., Transfer Pricing Controversy and Competent Authority, BNA Tax & Accounting, Council for International Tax Education (July 2011).

• Member, State Bar of Texas
  • Taxation Section
    • Tax Controversy Committee
      • Former Chair
• Member, The Arkansas Bar
• Member, American Bar Association
  • Taxation Section
• Member, Dallas Bar Association
  • Tax Section
    • Former Chair

• Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America (Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith eds., Woodward/White Inc.) (2006-2013)
  • Tax Law
• Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America (Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith eds., Woodward/White Inc.) (2012, 2013)
  • Litigation & Controversy - Tax
• Recognized, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Tom Wicker ed., Chambers & Partners) (2005-2012)
  • Tax: Litigation [Texas]
• Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Media Inc. as published in Texas Monthly (2012)
  • Tax
• Recognized, The Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine (2013)
  • Tax: Litigation
• Recognized, AV^® Preeminent^™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell^® PEER REVIEW RATINGS^™