Joseph M. Pari

Partner Washington, D.C.

Biography

Joseph Pari is Co-Chair of Weil’s Tax Department and is based in New York and Washington, D.C. Joseph has extensive experience advising on federal income taxation of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, other divestiture types, restructurings, bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy workouts, acquisition financing and the use of pass-through entities in acquisitive and divisive transactions, with a particular emphasis on corporate tax planning, the utilization of net operating losses and other tax attributes and consolidated return matters.

Prior to joining Weil, Joseph was National Principal-in-Charge of Washington National Tax at KPMG LLP.

Joseph is on Bloomberg Industry Group's Corporate Taxation Advisory Board and the New York University Institute on Federal Taxation advisory board and is an adjunct faculty member at the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a frequent speaker on tax issues relating to mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and other divestitures, corporate tax planning, workouts and consolidated return matters.

Joseph has served as chair of the Corporate Tax Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section; council director for the American Bar Association Tax Section’s Corporate Tax Committee, Committee on Affiliated and Related Corporations, and Bankruptcy and Workouts Committee; chair of the American Bar Association Tax Section’s Committee on Affiliated and Related Corporations and its Subcommittee on Consolidated Returns; co-chair of the Federal Bar Association Domestic Corporate Tax Symposia; and member of the advisory boards of the National Foreign Trade Council, Inc. and the Federal Bar Association.

Joseph is recognized as a leading lawyer for Tax in D.C. by Chambers USA, where clients note “he is a tremendous leader who inspires his team and provides exceptional advocacy for his clients.” He is recognized as a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for Transactional Tax in the U.S. and a “Tax Leading Advisor” in D.C. by International Tax Review’s World Tax. Joseph was named a 2020 “Washington, D.C. Trailblazer” for Tax by The National Law Journal and a 2020 Tax “MVP” by Law360. He is also recommended for International Tax and U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious by Legal 500 US. He was shortlisted for the 2020 “North America Tax Practice Leader of the Year” Award for Euromoney International Tax Review’s Americas Tax Awards. Joseph is recognized among Who’s Who Legal’s Thought Leaders - Global Elite for Corporate Tax and named among Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” list. He was named Washington, D.C. Tax Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America in 2012.

Practice Areas

Tax
SPACs

Admissions

District of Columbia
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
New York State
US Tax Court

Education

Providence College (B.S., 1984)
Boston College Law School (J.D., 1987)
New York University School of Law (LL.M., 1988)

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

Awards and Recognition

Joseph Pari Named a “Leading” Lawyer for Tax in District of Columbia Award Brief — Chambers USA
Joseph Pari Recognized as a “Highly Regarded” Lawyer for Transactional Tax in the U.S. and a “Tax Leading Advisor” in D.C. Award Brief — International Tax Review’s World Tax
Joseph Pari Named a 2020 MVP: Tax Award Brief — Law360
Joseph Pari Recommended for International Tax and U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious Award Brief — Legal 500 US
Joseph Pari Named a “Washington, D.C. Trailblazer” for Tax Award Brief — The National Law Journal 2020
Joseph Pari Named Among 2020 “Thought Leaders - Global Elite” for Corporate Tax Award Brief — Who's Who Legal
Joseph Pari Shortlisted for 2020 “North America Tax Practice Leader of the Year” Award Award Brief — Euromoney International Tax Review’s Americas Tax Awards
Joseph Pari Named a “Bankruptcy Tax Specialist” Award Brief — Turnarounds & Workouts
Joseph Pari Named Among the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” Award Brief — Lawdragon

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.
PLI’s Practical Guide to the Consolidated Tax Return Regulations 2023 Speaker(s): Joseph M. Pari
March 1, 2023 — New York, NY — Co-Chair of Weil’s Tax Department Joseph Pari spoke on a panel titled “Transactions Affecting the Continuation of a Consolidated Group” as part of PLI’s Practical Guide to the Consolidated Tax Return Regulations 2023.