Graham Magill

Partner Washington, D.C.

Biography

Graham Magill
Graham Magill is a partner in Weil’s Tax Department and is based in Washington, D.C. Graham advises clients on federal income taxation of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, other divestiture types and restructurings.

Prior to joining Weil, Graham was a Principal at KPMG LLP in the Washington National Tax practice.

Graham is recognized as a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for Transactional Tax in the U.S. by International Tax Review’s World Tax and as a “Bankruptcy Tax Specialist” by Turnarounds & Workouts magazine. She is recommended for U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious by Legal 500 US. Graham was named a 2022 “D.C. Rising Star” by The National Law Journal. She was also named a 2021 “Rising Star” for Tax by Euromoney Legal Media Group and a 2021 and 2022 “Rising Star” for Tax by Expert Guides. Graham was shortlisted for the 2020 “Best in Tax” Award for Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Rising Star Awards and shortlisted for the 2020 “Rising Star in Tax” Award for Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards.

Graham received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond, where she was Manuscripts Editor of the University of Richmond Law Review, her LL.M in Taxation from New York University and her B.A. from the University of Virginia. She is a member of the American Bar Association.

Latest Thinking, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Firm News & Announcements, Awards and Recognition

Latest Thinking

  • IP Phone Home – IRS Issues New Proposed Rules on the Repatriation of Intangible Property Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Devon Bodoh, Greg Featherman, Graham Magill and Grant Solomon — May 04, 2023
    Section 367(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) provides rules for outbound transfers of intangible property (e.g., intellectual property) by a U.S. person (a “U.S. transferor”) to a foreign corporation. Under these rules, when a U.S. transferor transfers intangible property to a foreign corporation in an otherwise tax-free exchange under Sections[1] 351 or 361, the U.S. transferor is treated as having sold the intangible property in exchange for annual royalty payments (an “annual inclusion”) over the useful life of the intangible property (or a lump sum payment in the case of a disposition of the intangible property following the initial outbound transfer). The U.S. transferor treats the annual inclusion and lump sum as ordinary income and royalties for purposes of determining source and the foreign tax credit limitation category. Final regulations under Section 367(d) were published on December 16, 2016 (the “367 Regulations”). ...
  • Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Devon Bodoh, Graham Magill and Joseph M. Pari — August 24, 2022
    On August 7, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed legislation (H.R. 5376) that includes significant tax law changes. The Inflation Reduction Act... ...
  • Final Debt/Equity Regulations Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Devon Bodoh, Greg Featherman, Graham Magill and Joseph M. Pari — May 18, 2020
    On May 13, 2020, the IRS finalized the “debt/equity” regulations under Section 385 by publishing T.D. 9897. These final regulations implement the... ...

Speaking Engagements

  • TEI’s 73rd Midyear Conference Speaker(s): Joseph M. Pari and Graham Magill

    March 20, 2023 — Washington, D.C. — Weil Tax Co-Chair Joe Pari will be presenting on a panel titled “Hot Topics in M&A,” and Tax partner Graham Magill will be presenting on a panel titled “Navigating the New Stock Repurchase Excise Tax” as part of TEI’s 73rd Midyear Conference.

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Awards and Recognition

  • Graham Magill Recognized as a “Highly Regarded” Lawyer for Transactional Tax in the U.S. Award Brief — International Tax Review’s World Tax
  • Graham Magill Named a 2022 “D.C. Rising Star” Award Brief — The National Law Journal
  • Graham Magill Named a 2021 “Rising Star” for Tax Award Brief — Euromoney Legal Media Group
  • Graham Magill Named a 2021 and 2022 “Rising Star” for Tax Award Brief — Expert Guides
  • Graham Magill Recommended for U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious Award Brief — Legal 500 US
  • Graham Magill Named a “Bankruptcy Tax Specialist” Award Brief — Turnarounds & Workouts

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