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Pillsbury SALT is pleased to welcome Joseph Chan to the team!SALT_Team-Chan-300x169

Joseph’s experience includes audit defense, protests and tax controversies and all aspects of state and local tax matters.

He joins Pillsbury’s Sacramento office as an associate.

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Pillsbury SALT is excited to welcome Breanna Zagorski to the team!Breanna Welcome

Breanna’s experience includes a variety of state and local tax matters, including multistate litigation, planning, audit defense and controversy issues.

She joins Pillsbury’s New York office as an associate.

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Pillsbury SALT is pleased to welcome Jeff Phang to the team! Phang-welcome-300x169

Jeff focuses primarily on tax controversy including voluntary disclosure agreements, audit defense, protest, settlement negotiation, and appeals proceedings. Jeff also advises on mergers and acquisition state and local tax diligence for a diverse range of businesses.

He will join Pillsbury’s Sacramento office as an associate.

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Pillsbury SALT is pleased to welcome Lexi Louderback to the team! Louderback-welcome-300x169

Lexi’s experience includes state and local tax matters, focusing on tax controversy, from audit defense through litigation, and counsels on multistate tax planning and structuring matters.

She joins Pillsbury’s Sacramento office as an associate.

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Pillsbury SALT is pleased to welcome Zachary Atkins to the team!

Zack previously served as a deputy general counsel to Fitzgerald USA handling a diverse range of projects from tax to corporate matters. Prior to joining Fitzgerald, his practice focused primarily on state and local tax issues as an associate at Eversheds Sutherland from 2010 to 2017.

He will join Pillsbury’s Nashville office as a special counsel, expanding our nationwide SALT practice.

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CPA and former Big 4 associate, Afshin Khazaeli joins Pillsbury SALT!

Afshin advises clients on a variety of state and local tax matters, including controversy, planning, and audit defense, across all state and local tax types, including sales and use, income, franchise, and property tax. Pillsbury SALT is thrilled to welcome him to our award-winning team. Afshin is based in Pillsbury’s Sacramento office.

5 Questions with Afshin

  1. Who inspires you?
    I’m inspired by my father and his relentlessness.
  2. What drew you to the law?
    I love being a trusted advocate for my clients.
  3. What aspect of State and Local Tax law do you find most interesting?
    State and local tax is constantly changing, evolving and adapting.
  4. What has been your most challenging or rewarding case?
    Each case has been uniquely challenging, and the most rewarding cases are when I help my clients achieve unexpectedly great results.
  5. What is your go-to comfort food?
    Persian food! Reminds me of my mother’s cooking and being back at home.

Welcome to Pillsbury SALT, Afshin!