Diana Doyle chairs the Tax Department of Latham & Watkins' Chicago office. Ms. Doyle’s practice focuses on tax planning for multinational companies with an emphasis on private and public company mergers and acquisitions. She has advised domestic and international companies on such matters as structuring taxable and tax-free stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions, tax-free reorganizations and spin-offs, securities offerings, limited liability company agreements and partnership tax. Ms. Doyle also has significant experience with tax audits and litigation, including refund claims and franchise tax disputes.
Ms. Doyle serves as a member of the planning committee for the University of Chicago Tax Conference and is a frequent speaker on tax topics, including the following recent presentations:
- “International Joint Venture Issues – Outbound and Inbound” at Practising Law Institute's Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances Conference (2013)
- “Tax Planning with Disregarded Entities: Opportunities and Pitfalls” at Chicago-Kent College of Law's 32nd Annual Federal Tax Institute Conference (2013)
- “International Tax for Beginners: The U.S. Foreign Tax Credit System” for the Annual Tax School of the Houston Chapter of Tax Executives Institute (2013)
- “Section 367: Concepts, Applications and Practical Encounters in a Multinational Group” for the Chicago Chapter of Tax Executives Institute (2012)
- “Economic Substance: Understanding the Limits and Effects of Codification” at Practising Law Institute’s Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions and Dispositions (2012)
Ms. Doyle is recognized in multiple
Chambers USA guides, including 2013 where she is hailed as “tremendous in all aspects” and “a pleasure to work with” as well as in 2012, where Ms. Doyle is noted as “smart and very thoughtful” and admired by peers as “a leading force in the community regarding women's issues in law.” In addition and since 2011, Ms. Doyle is recognized as a leading lawyer in
The Legal 500 US,
Super Lawyers and
Leading Lawyers for her expertise in Tax Law.
In addition, Ms. Doyle is an active member (and past board member) of the Chicago-based Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law, past Advisory Board member of Latham’s Women Enriching Business (WEB) initiative and speaks and writes on issues concerning women in the law.
Education
JD, University of Chicago, 1996
with honors
BS, Northwestern University, 1988
with distinction