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- Economic Development
- Emerging Growth Companies
- Food, Beverage and Hospitality
Areas of Practice
- Economic Development
- Emerging Growth Companies
- Food, Beverage and Hospitality
- International and Cross Border
- Solar Energy
- State and Local Tax
- Tax Controversy and Litigation View More
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- Corporate & Business
- Taxation
- Dispute Resolution
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Government & Public Sector
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WSG Leadership
- Trade and Investment Group - Member
Profile
Chris Grissom practices primarily in the areas of state and local tax planning, LLCs, and state tax disputes, and state and local tax and non-tax incentives. Through his tax controversy, planning and incentives work, he deals with a wide variety of industries, including pulp and paper, solar and renewables, software technology, automotive, finance, and telecommunications. In his tax practice, Chris regularly counsels many of the Fortune 500 on state tax and incentive matters. He also conducts multi-state entity studies for a wide array of planning strategies.
As chair of the Economic Development Practice Group, Chris negotiates various incentive packages with state and local authorities, and advises clients on the maintenance of and the state and local filing requirements for preserving incentives. He has represented Hyundai Heavy Industries, Brose Tuscaloosa, North American Lighting, and POSCO AAPC in the location of their plants in Alabama. He also represents other automotive suppliers in Alabama on a variety of matters.
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1997
Court Admissions
- United States Tax Court
- United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1997, Federal Tax Clinic Scholarship
- University of Alabama, B.S., 1993, cum laude
Areas of Practice
- Economic Development
- Emerging Growth Companies
- Food, Beverage and Hospitality
- International and Cross Border
- Solar Energy
- State and Local Tax
- Tax Controversy and Litigation
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