Mr. Ball is a member of the Firm's Business Department, where he primarily focuses on the areas of federal, state and local taxation, general business law and estate planning. Mr. Ball advises clients on tax and business matters concerning for-profit entity selection, formation, operation and transition planning, including mergers, acquisitions and other types of transactions. Mr. Ball routinely assists clients with income and estate tax planning, including business succession planning. In addition, Mr. Ball has experience representing clients' interests at the federal, state and local levels through both administrative and judicial proceedings concerning estate, gift, income, employment, use, sales, franchise and property taxes and various other business law and regulatory matters. Representative Matters