Background
Cohen, Michael C. was born on October 7, 1955 in New York, New York, United States.
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Michael C. Cohen
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, 1977). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Career
Worked at De Castro, West & Chodorow, Incorporated. (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil and Business Practice, including Federal, State, Local, and International Taxation, Corporations, Partnerships, Real Estate, Pension Planning and Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Health Care Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probates, Civil and Criminal Tax Litigation, Business Trial and Appellate Litigation in State and Federal Courts, including Litigation in Connection with Environmental, Land Use and Toxic Tort Matters, Estate and Trust Disputes, and General Business Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, California.
1981, United States.
Tax Court and United States. District Court, Central District of California. 1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1986, United States.
Claims Court. Speaker, "New Tax Procedures and Penalties," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1991. "Recent Legislative and Case Law Developments Affecting the Entertainment Industry," Los Angeles County Bar, 1994.
"New Internal Revenue Service Guidelines for Worker Classification in the Commercial Production Industry," Los Angeles County Bar, 1994. "Current Developments in Internal Revenue Service Audits and Appeals," Tax Executives Institute, 1994.
"Market Segment Understandings," American Bar Association Employment Tax Committee, 1995.
"Employee/Independent Contractor Issue," University of California, Los Angeles Tax Controversy Institute, 1995. Chair, University of California, Los Angeles Tax Controversy Institute, 1996. Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Los Angeles District Counsel, 1980-1985.
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Chairman, Tax Section Procedure and Litigation Committee, 1995-1996).
The State Bar of California. De Castro, West & Chodorow, Incorporated. has a large and diversified business and litigation practice rooted in the areas of taxation, real estate, commercial transactions, and trusts and estates.
De Castro, West & Chodorow, Incorporated. is dedicated to traditions of excellence in its work product.
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Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Chairman, Tax Section Procedure and Litigation Committee, 1995-1996). The State Bar of California.
