Tax Advisers - Deloitte

United States
Philip C Cook
Alston & Bird LLP
One Atlantic Center Washington office:
1201 West Peachtree Street The Atlantic Building
Atlanta, GA 30309-3424 950 F Stsreet, NW
US Washington, DC 20004-1404
US
Tel: (1) 404 881 7491
Fax: (1) 404 881 7777 Tel: (1) 202 756 3300
Email: philip.cook@alston.com
Website: www.alston.com
Philip Cook is deputy managing partner of Alston & Bird and practises in the Atlanta
and Washington offices. He is a member of the Federal Income Tax Group and
concentrates his practice on federal tax and Erisa controversies.
Philip is a nationally prominent tax litigator with broad experience representing clients
in major disputes with the Internal Revenue Service – often taking the lead in litigating
recurring industry issues. He has handled significant tax controversy matters for banks
and other financial institutions and his clients include many of the best known financial
institutions in America. Philip successfully represented clients in the telecommunications
industry in a major recurring industry tax issue for wireless communications
companies. He also has an active Erisa litigation practice representing plan sponsors
and corporate fiduciaries in Iitigation against the IRS, DOL, PBGC and private classaction
plaintiffs.
Philip is a frequent speaker at national tax conferences and seminars and has published
dozens of articles on a wide array of tax topics. He is a member of the board of editors
of Mergers and Acquisitions, the Monthly Tax Joumal and The Joumal of Taxation of
Financial Institutions. He has served as chair of the Committee on Banking and Savings
Institutions of the American Bar Association tax section, chair of the tax section of the
state Bar of Georgia, chair of the tax section of the Atlanta Bar Association, president
of the Atlanta Tax Forum, and president of the Southern Employee Benefits
Conference. He is also a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, and a member
of the American Law Institute. He is Iisted in The Best Lawyers in America and Guide to
the World’s Leading Tax Lawyers.
Philip led the Alston & Bird team that investigated Enron’s tax transactions as part of
the examiner’s investigation. He testified before the Senate Finance Committee about
this investigation.
Philip has been active in management of the firm throughout his career. Prior to his
appointment as deputy managing partner in 2001, he served as the long-time leader of
the tax section of the firm. He also has served two terms on the partners’ committee
(executive committee) of the firm, and served as chair of the committee during each
term.
Philip received a JD, cum laude, from Harvard University and a BS, with honors, from
the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Alston & Bird in 1972, he served
as a law clerk to The Honorable Lewis R Morgan at the US Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Circuit. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Georgia.
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