Mike Puzyk has joined McCarter’s tax and employee benefits team in the firm’s Newark office. Puzyk joins the firm from Ernst & Young, where he was a senior manager of the state and local tax group.
Mike applies his knowledge of New Jersey tax law to his multi-disciplinary legal practice advising leading domestic and international corporations. He represents businesses and individuals on all aspects of state and local tax, including income tax and employment tax matters, sales and use tax, gross receipt, franchise, property tax and more. He represents clients in tax controversies, defending companies and individuals in audits and at administrative appeals in various states, assists with compliance and financial reporting, especially with respect to state and local taxation, and provides advisory services related to business transformation and restructuring, acquisitions, divestitures, and other events that may impact taxes.