Lawrence Hill

Larry Hill is a tax attorney in Holland & Knight's New York office. Mr. Hill focuses his practice on the resolution of complex domestic and cross-border civil tax disputes through the IRS administrative process and litigation.

Mr. Hill represents numerous financial institutions, multinational corporations, international accounting firms, partnerships, private foundations and high-net-worth individuals in domestic and international tax-related disputes. He also represents clients in high-profile white collar investigations, criminal cases and congressional investigations.

Mr. Hill has litigated some of the most significant civil and criminal tax cases in U.S. history. He was lead counsel for the sponsor/partner in the seminal taxpayer victory in Cross Refined Coal, LLC v. Commissioner, 45 F.4th 150 (D.C. Cir. 2022), where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that a tax credit partnership was a bona fide partnership for tax purposes and was imbued with economic substance, despite the lack of any pre-tax profit potential. Mr. Hill represented the American Tax Policy Institute on its amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Moore v. U.S., perhaps the most significant tax case in the last 50 years. Additionally, Mr. Hill was counsel for the American College of Tax Counsel on its amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of an appellant law firm in the In re Grand Jury case – a landmark attorney-client privilege case.

Mr. Hill is one of the nation's preeminent tax litigators and first-chair trial lawyers. The New York Times has called him "a leading member of the American Tax Bar" and "a litigator who is known for aggressively defending clients before the IRS over tax matters." Chambers USA praises him as "technically superb and so knowledgeable, he knows all the details and brings a lot of gravitas." In addition, The Legal 500 ranks Mr. Hill in its Hall of Fame for Contentious Tax, stating:

Lawrence Hill has an exceptional ability to distil highly complex tax issues into clear, actionable guidance. He ensures clients understand how his advice fits within the broader strategic picture, reducing pressure on in-house teams. Rather than simply reciting the law, he takes time to explain context and objectives, delivering thoughtful solutions under tight timelines while remaining engaged and accessible throughout.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Hill was a senior partner and head of tax controversy and litigation at several major international law firms, as well as the co-global head of the financial institutions practice at one of those firms. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hill was a trial attorney and national tax shelter project attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C. The IRS honored him twice with special achievement awards for his work as a top trial attorney in the country. Mr. Hill also previously served as assistant general counsel to a Big Four accounting firm.