Carmen J. SantaMaria

Selected Experience

IRS compensation examination
Private client
2008
Successfully handled IRS audit of senior executive of large nonprofit, resulting in IRS agreeing to drop all assertions of intermediate sanctions penalties.

Sale of business
Express Copy, Inc.
2007
Sale of business assets of Oregon-based provider of digital printing solutions to a newly formed subsidiary of InfoUSA, Inc.

Sale of business
Huntington Investment Company
2006
Sale of business assets of Oregon-based distributor of automobile and golf cart parts and accessories to Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Co., LLC, a portfolio company of Sentinel Capital Partners.

Tax Litigation
Cascade Designs, Inc.
2000
Successfully represented Cascade Designs, Inc., a manufacturer of camping and outdoor gear in U.S. Tax Court case involving value of certain patents.

Sale of business
Quality Plastics Co., Inc.
1994
Sale of business assets of Oregon-based manufacturer of injection-molded plastic parts to Moll PlastiCrafters L.P.

Tax Litigation
U.S. Bank
1984
Successfully represented U.S. Bancorp, a regional financial services holding company, in Oregon Tax Court case involving Oregon excise tax treatment of the income of its Washington bank subsidiary.