Tax Law is the body of laws governing taxation.

Richard Thompson Ainsworth

Professor Ainsworth, who has taught in BU Law’s tax program since 2005, is a comparative tax law specialist. His teaching and scholarship interests are in comparative transfer pricing, comparative VAT, and comparative income tax. He brings extensive transfer pricing and VAT experience to the role of director. He has published over 100 articles on various […]

Leo J. Cushing

Leo J. Cushing is the founding partner of Cushing & Dolan PC, a Boston based law firm established in 1984 specializing in closely held businesses, taxation, sophisticated estate planning, elder law and real estate. Leo’s practice includes all aspects of sophisticated estate planning techniques, asset protection, trust planning, charitable giving and resolution of tax controversies. […]

Joseph B. Darby

Joseph (“Jay”) B. Darby III has more than thirty years of experience representing clients in a wide range of tax, estate planning, and related business matters. His goal is to help clients enjoy their lives by reducing taxes, avoiding (or resolving) problems with taxing authorities, and passing personal wealth to the appropriate next destination.  Jay […]

Steven Dean

Steven Dean is Professor of Law and Paul Siskind Research Scholar at Boston University School of Law. His scholarship explores international tax policy, racial equity, and the intersection of tax law with philanthropy and social enterprise. He teaches courses including International Tax, Introduction to Federal Income Taxation, and Taxation and Racial Capitalism. Dean is the […]

Mark J. DeFrancisco

Mark DeFrancisco serves as Chairman of the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board where he presides as an administrative law judge over trials of contested state and local tax appeals. He has over 40 years of experience in the area of state and local taxation, in both the public sector and in private practice as a tax […]

Joan Cole Densberger

Attorney Densberger previously served as a Program Analyst for the United States Department of Labor in the area of health care fraud and abuse. She is a recipient of the United States Department of Labor Secretary’s Honor Award for 2014. She has held prior positions as corporate legal counsel to a large hospital system in […]

Jeremiah W. Doyle

Jeremiah W. Doyle, IV is an estate planning strategist for BNY Mellon’s Private Wealth Management group and a Senior Vice President of Bank of New York Mellon. He has been with the firm since 1981.  Jere provides high net worth individuals and families throughout the country with integrated wealth management advice on how to hold, […]

Alan L. Feld

A member of the faculty since 1971, Alan Feld has testified before a number of congressional committees on issues surrounding tax laws. Before coming to Boston University, he practiced tax and corporate law at two New York firms: Barrett Knapp Smith & Schapiro and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. From 1996 to 2004 he […]

Joseph E. Hunt IV

Mr. Hunt is a Partner at Morse, Barnes-Brown, & Pendleton P.C. A member of the firm’s Corporate and Tax practice groups, Mr. Hunt represents clients throughout all stages of the entity life cycle, including formation, capitalization, equity incentive plans, debt and equity financing, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Hunt was the recipient of both the […]

Patricia J. Jabar

Patricia J. Jabar is a tax partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Boston office with an extensive background in income tax consequences of partnerships as a specialty, focused on private equity. Ms. Jabar serves premiere clients such as Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, Bain Capital, Harvard Private Equity, MIT Private Equity, and many others. Ms. Jabar has a strong background […]