Graham Magill

Partner Washington, D.C.

Biography

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 “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.

Practice Areas

Admissions

District of Columbia
Virginia

Education

University of Virginia (B.A., 2004)
University of Richmond (J.D., 2008)

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

Latest Thinking

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, Joseph M. Pari and Charlie Roarty — 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... ...
COVID-19 – Benefiting from Worthless Stock Losses Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Devon Bodoh, Greg Featherman, Graham Magill, Joseph M. Pari and Blake Bitter — April 14, 2020

As the economic effects arising from the worldwide spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to develop, it is clear that forced closures, travel and trade restrictions, steep declines in demand, and other pressures will cause many businesses throughout the world to struggle. In these uncertain times, taxpayers may obtain a significant benefit by evaluating […]

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Guidance on Certain Net Operating Loss Elections Under the CARES Act Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Devon Bodoh, Greg Featherman, Graham Magill, Joseph M. Pari and Blake Bitter — April 13, 2020

On April 9, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued procedural guidance addressing the new 5-year net operating loss (NOL) carryback period enacted as part of the CARES Act. Specifically, Revenue Procedure 2020-24 provides detailed guidance on making an election to (i) waive the carryback period for an NOL arising in a taxable year beginning in […]

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Debt Buybacks— A Familiar Tool for New Circumstances Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Joseph M. Pari, Noah Beck, Devon Bodoh, Greg Featherman, Robert Frastai, Stuart J. Goldring, Mark Hoenig, Jonathan J. Macke, Graham Magill, Stanley E. Ramsay and Mark Schwed — April 03, 2020

As a result of the recent COVID-19 health crisis and related market volatility, an increasing number of bank loans and high yield bonds are trading below par. These current market conditions present attractive de-levering opportunities for leveraged companies able to buy back their own debt, as well as sponsors seeking to purchase debt of their […]

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Speaking Engagements

ABA’s Virtual 2021 May Tax Meeting Speaker(s): Graham Magill
May 14, 2021 — Weil Tax partner Graham Magill spoke on a panel titled “What’s Left on TCJA Guidance: The Remaining Consolidated Return Issues in Section 163(j), Section 168(k), GILTI, FDII and BEAT” as part of ABA’s Virtual 2021 May Tax Meeting.
Spin-offs in the Current Uncertain Environment Speaker(s): Devon Bodoh, Graham Magill and Joseph M. Pari
January 27, 2021 — The first in a three-part series as part of Weil’s 2021 Tax Webinar Series

Firm News & Announcements

Weil Earns High Honors in ITR World Tax 2023 Firm Announcement — September 08, 2022
Weil Advised NEOGEN Corporation in its $5.3B Combination with the Food Safety Business of 3M Deal Brief — September 01, 2022
Two Weil Partners Named 2022 D.C. Rising Stars by The National Law Journal Firm Announcement — August 30, 2022
Weil Advised Main Event Entertainment, Inc. in its $835M Sale to Dave & Buster’s, Inc. Deal Brief — June 29, 2022

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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 “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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