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Congratulations to our Pillsbury SALT team for earning recognition in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Partners Breann Robowski, Carley Roberts, Craig Becker, and Jeffrey Vesely were honored for their work in Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law. In addition, partner Evan Hamme was named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

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Best Lawyers: In America 2026

  • Breann Robowski
  • Carley Roberts
  • Craig A. Becker
  • Jeffrey M. Vesely

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

  • Evan M. Hamme

Congratulations to our outstanding colleagues on this well-deserved recognition!

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In a move to untangle the complexities surrounding sales and use tax in technology transfer arrangements, California’s tax regulator has laid out three major proposals.CDTFA-Logo-Horizontal-Full-2-300x91

SALT attorneys Jeff Vesely and Richard Nielsen dissect these changes—from adding clarification to introducing rebuttable presumptions—that could dial down uncertainty at the crossroads of sales/use tax and tech licensing agreements.

Read more on Pillsbury Law’s website.

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Pillsbury SALT is excited to welcome Annie Rothschild to the team!seesalt-blog-annie-r-300x168

Annie’s experience includes advising clients on complex state and local tax matters, with an emphasis on California corporate income tax controversy.

Prior to joining Pillsbury, Annie served as an Attorney III at the California Franchise Tax Board, where she represented the agency in appeals before the Office of Tax Appeals, managed taxpayer protests and helped finalize key regulatory guidance, with a focus on multistate apportionment issues.

She joins Pillsbury’s Sacramento office as an associate.

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Pillsbury SALT is excited to welcome back Annie H. Huang to the team!

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Annie’s experience focuses on state and local tax matters, including corporate franchise and income, personal income, sales and use, and gross receipts and other local taxes.

Annie brings not only strong legal experience but also a genuine enthusiasm for building relationships and supporting clients through complex challenges.

She joins Pillsbury’s San Francisco office as a partner.  Read more here.

 

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The California Attorney General has confirmed the Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) may decline to apply a tax regulation in a taxpayer appeal if it conflicts with the relevant statute. OTA must afford appropriate deference to the issuing agency, but its authority extends to setting aside the regulation for that appeal. OTA lacks authority to invalidate or repeal the regulation more broadly or to apply its conclusions outside the specific appeal.

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