About
Joel Williamson is a Partner at Mayer Brown and co-leader of the firm's Tax Controversy & Litigation team. He is ranked in Band 1 for Nationwide – Tax Controversy and named a Star Individual for Tax Controversy – Illinois by Chambers USA, and is recognized as a Hall of Fame lawyer by Legal 500. He has litigated over 60 tax cases, with experience in IRC 482 transfer pricing cases including Eli Lilly, G.D. Searle, Westreco (Nestlé), Seagate Technology, National Semiconductor, United Parcel Service, and Eaton Corporation. He recently represented Hyatt, Tribune Media, and Chicago Baseball Holdings, achieving substantial taxpayer victories. Other clients include Nestlé, UPS, Cross Refined Coal (Fidelity), Tyco, Boston Scientific, Consolidated Edison, and Intel Corporation.