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Gravel and Shea

jblackmore@gravelshea.com

Jeanne joined the firm in 2009 as special counsel after practicing in the San Jose, California and Washington D.C. offices of Ernst & Young for over ten years. Jeanne has an extensive background in corporate taxation, and has consulted on transactions for both publicly traded and closely-held companies, including tax-free reorganizations, taxable acquisitions and dispositions, leveraged buy-outs, recapitalizations, and debt offerings. Jeanne also has experience with tax issues related to cross border transactions and corporations filing consolidated returns. At Gravel and Shea, Jeanne focuses her practice on the areas of tax law and estate planning.

Education

• New York University School of Law, LL.M. Taxation, 1994
• University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 1993
• St. John's College, B.A., 1989

Bar Admissions

• California (1994)
• Vermont (2009)

Publications

• Co-author, Married or Just Living Together: The Consolidated vs. Separate Choice for Affiliated Groups, Tax Analysts Tax Notes Today, 2004 TNT 13-47 (2004)
• Co-author, Corporate Overview, BNA Tax Management Portfolio, 750-1st T.M. (2004)