John Barrie’s practice focuses solely in the areas of federal and state tax controversy and transactional matters. He regularly represents individuals and business entities in federal and state tax controversy matters, including before IRS Appeals Offices, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, United States District Courts, as well as in various state courts in state tax matters. His transactional practice includes representing public and private businesses in taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, spin offs, divestitures and restructurings, as well as representing clients before the IRS National Office in connection with ruling requests and technical advice.

He is a member of the American Bar Association Section on Taxation Section Officer (vice-chair), past council director, past chair, Committee on Affiliated and Related Corporations; past chair, Committee on IRS Liaison Meetings; past chair, Committee on Government Submissions), the Missouri Bar (past chair, Taxation Committee), the State Bar of California (member, Tax Section), the District of Columbia Bar (chair, Tax Section), the New York Bar (member, Tax Section), the New York City Bar (member, Business Entities Tax Committee) and the Executive Committee of the National Association of State Bar Tax Sections (past chair). He is a member of the New York University SALT Study Group and the Partnership for New York City.

Mr. Barrie is an adjunct professor in the graduate tax program at Georgetown University Law Center, where he has taught courses in reorganizations and corporate tax planning and at New York Law School where he teaches a corporate tax planning seminar. He is a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. He also is an editor on state tax matters for State Tax Notes and an advisor and department editor for the Journal of Multistate Taxation. He is listed in Best Lawyers of America. He was formerly an attorney advisor to Hon. Leo H. Irwin, U.S. Tax Court, in Washington, D.C.

Bar and Court Admissions

District of Columbia, 1975

California, 1972

Missouri, 1977

New York, 2001

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States Tax Court

United States Court of Federal Claims

United States District Courts for the District of Columbia and Southern District of New York

United States Supreme Court

Education

New York University, LL.M., 1973

University of California-Hastings, J.D., 1972

University of California-Los Angeles, B.A., 1969

Speeches and Seminars

• Presenter, Application of Penalties on IRS Adjustments to Historic Façade Easement Charitable Deductions and Lobbying Efforts, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, March 8, 2011.

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
• American Bar Association, Section on Litigation
• District of Columbia Bar Association, Tax Section
• Federal Bar Association, Tax Section
• Missouri Bar Association, Tax Committee
• New York State Bar Association, Tax Section
• New York City Bar Association, Taxation of Business Section Committee
• American College of Tax Counsel