Joe Stewart-Pirone

An attorney in Taft’s Cincinnati office, Joe practices primarily in the areas of federal, state, and local tax, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. He represents clients in tax controversy matters before the IRS and U.S. Tax Court, state taxing authorities, and local jurisdictions. Joe also advises and assists clients with business formation and governance, ownership restructuring, tax credits, and other transactions.

Prior to joining Taft, Joe served as senior counsel with the IRS Chief Counsel’s Litigation and Advisory Division, where he led teams representing the IRS in complex litigation before the U.S. Tax Court, argued matters before IRS Appeals, and advised IRS personnel on federal tax law issues affecting mid-size, large, and international businesses. Before his government service, Joe was an attorney at a national law firm, where he focused on tax, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. And prior to becoming an attorney, Joe worked in management, accounting, operations, and technology roles for over a decade in diverse industries including transportation and telecommunications.

Joe earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, as well as an MBA in finance from The University of Akron.