Herb Beller, a member of Sutherland’s Tax Practice Group, has practiced federal tax law in Washington, D.C., since 1969. He joined Sutherland as a Partner in 1998 and became Of Counsel to the firm in 2009, upon joining the tax faculty at Northwestern University School of Law. In addition to teaching, he continues an active Washington-based practice that focuses on corporate and other transactional tax planning, tax controversies, IRS National Office representations and exempt organization matters.

Herb has significant experience with tax issues arising in connection with taxable and tax-free acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs and other restructurings involving both domestic and foreign entities. In the tax controversy area, he has negotiated settlements with IRS Appeals Offices throughout the country and litigated cases at both the trial and appellate court levels. In the exempt organizations arena, he has represented numerous private foundations, public charities and other nonprofit entities on a broad range of planning and controversy matters.

Herb has served as Chair of the ABA Section of Taxation, Co-Chair of the National Conference of Lawyers and CPAs, and an appointed member of the IRS Advisory Council. He is a frequent speaker at federal tax institutes, conferences and other tax programs throughout the country, teaches corporate tax courses at Northwestern University School of Law and previously taught for many years at Georgetown University Law Center. He has written numerous articles on corporate tax and other subjects.

Herb served as a law clerk for the Honorable Theodore Tannenwald Jr. of the U.S. Tax Court. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.