26 May 2026
Veteran IRS senior counsel Laurie Humphreys joins Jones Day Tax Practice in Chicago
"Laurie Humphreys joins Jones Day's Tax Practice in Chicago as of counsel, bringing 20+ years of IRS tax litigation experience in transfer pricing, cross-border transactions, financial products, and valuation matters."
Ms. Humphreys joins Jones Day from the Internal Revenue Service's Office of Chief Counsel, where she served for more than two decades as senior counsel and special trial attorney. At the IRS she managed large-case litigation involving complex federal tax issues, including cross-border transactions, financial products, transfer pricing, property and casualty insurance, economic substance, and valuation matters. She oversaw litigation strategy, discovery, motions and briefs, trial preparation, and settlement negotiations on behalf of the federal government, and advised IRS examination teams on legal positions and procedures for complex corporate and partnership cases, coordinating with the national office, practice networks, and division headquarters. She is entering Jones Day as of counsel in the firm's Tax Practice.