GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview “U.S. Availability of State and Local Incentives for Manufacturing Operations” with Ron Hesse features Lynn Gandhi. Lynn is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Lynn is based in the firm’s Detroit office where she is a member of the Tax, Benefits, & Estate Planning Practice. She has acquired more than three decades of experience as a tax attorney, including 14 years as corporate in-house counsel. She advises her clients on sophisticated multistate tax planning, audits, appeals and litigation and represents them in legislative and policy initiatives across multiple industry platforms. In addition, Lynn provides transactional support on the multistate tax implications of merger and acquisition transactions, and defense of post-closing indemnity and escrow claims related to pre-closing liabilities. Her clients include foreign-based companies with U.S. operations, national Fortune 500 companies, as well as Michigan-based businesses of all sizes.
Audio Interview Guest:
Lynn A. Gandhi, Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP
In the 12-minute Audio Interview, Ms. Gandhi discusses these questions:
• What are the key criteria in states’ incentives programs?
• How do you start the process?
• What is the landscape across the states for incentivizing new or expanded facilities?
• What are the potential pitfalls? How can these be avoided?
• Is there really free money out there?
About Lynn A. Gandhi:
Partner with Foley & Lardner LLP
Practicing for more than three decades, Lynn A. Gandhi has acquired a wealth of experience as a sophisticated tax attorney, including 14 years as corporate in-house counsel, providing her extensive knowledge of the challenges facing businesses in their tax reporting obligations, risk management, and planning. Lynn is a partner in the firm’s Detroit office member of the Tax, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and Estate Planning Practices.
Lynn advises her clients on sophisticated multistate tax opportunities, manages complex audits, provides transactional support on the multistate tax implications of merger and acquisition transactions, constructs submissions for tax insurance policies, drafts and analyzes proposed tax legislation, and assists with unclaimed property audits and voluntary disclosures.
She is a successful litigation attorney in tax matters at the administrative, trial, and appellate levels in multiple jurisdictions throughout the United States. Lynn is also a registered lobbyist and represents clients in legislative and policy initiatives across multiple industry platforms. Her clients include foreign-based companies with U.S. operations, Fortune 500 companies, private equity funds, as well as trade associations. She is sought out for her practical approach in resolving controversy matters, and when settlement is not possible, her strategic litigation approach is to avoid unnecessary “scorched earth” costs and proceed as best suits the situation.
Lynn is well-known for her enthusiasm and engagement with tax policy initiatives and is considered a subject matter expert within her professional community. She has led legislative, administrative, and regulatory changes large and small to benefit business entities and their owners. Lynn is particularly well-versed in Michigan income and excise taxes, including those specific to gaming, cannabis and liquor, tobacco and fuel. She provides support for several statewide trade associations, including those in the areas of banking, insurance and agricultural growers.
Lynn co-leads the firm’s Economic Development and Government Incentives practice and has represented global and national business expanding facilities across the U.S., and specifically in the states of Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico and New York, among others. She focuses on ensuring that her clients are well informed of the impact of their commitments, while balancing maximizing benefits and minimizing risk.
Lynn has written extensively and is a frequent subject matter speaker on state tax topics, having published more than 70 articles and spoken or presented at over 150 professional events. She currently writes a State Tax Notes column entitled “Smitten with the Mitten.” Lynn is also an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School, her alma mater.
In addition to being an accomplished state tax attorney, Lynn is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA).