Juliana Hunter represents corporations, partnerships and individuals in all phases of tax controversy and pre-controversy.
Hunter advises clients on a wide array of complex tax disputes involving issues such as international tax, consolidated returns, transfer pricing, valuation, bankruptcy, executive compensation and benefits, validity of regulations, partnerships and other matters. Her experience ranges from counseling on risk assessments and audits to all aspects of litigation.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers | 2026 | Tax, Controversy, Litigation |
| The Inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers | 2025 | Tax, Controversy, Litigation |
Matters on which Hunter advised prior to joining Skadden include:
- Estate of Elkins v. Commissioner, a victory resulting in valuation discounts ranging from 52% to 80% on fractional interests in artwork
- Marathon Petroleum Company, LP v. Commissioner, involving IRS’ attempted recast of partnership transactions
- The Williams Companies, Inc. v. Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., victory for Energy Transfer in the Delaware Court of Chancery in high-profile expedited litigation; affirmed by the Delaware Supreme Court
- EZCORP, Inc. v. Commissioner, involving appropriateness of accounting method
- Lazy K Livestock LLC v. Commissioner, involving Section 183
- Estate of Barnhart v. Commissioner, involving valuation issues
- Otay Project LP v. Commissioner, involving the partnership anti-abuse rule
- BCP Trading & Investments, LLC v. Commissioner, involving statute of limitations issues
- obtaining Section 1341 relief for an independent power producer at IRS Appeals
- resolving a three-way dispute between an individual client, a public company and a private service provider involving Section 409A and ERISA issues, resulting in a settlement agreement providing full payment of disputed amount to client