Mary Ellen Ladouceur, Esq. is the Principal Attorney in charge of the Transaction Tax Practice Group of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance’s Office of Counsel.  She oversees a team of attorneys who are responsible for handling administrative hearings and appeals, and drafting and reviewing legislation and advisory opinions related to sales and excise taxes.   Prior to joining the Office of Counsel in November, 2002, Ms. Ladouceur was an Associate with the firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, working in the firm's Litigation and Estate and Trust Departments.  Ms. Ladouceur also served as a clerk to the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department in Albany.  A 1997 graduate of Albany Law School (J.D., magna cum laude),  Ms. Ladouceur served as Associate Editor for Legal Developments of the Albany Law Review.

Jack is a Principal in Deloitte’s National Multistate Tax and Multistate Tax Controversy Services teams in New York, and is a liaison to the Washington National Tax-Multistate practice as a New York controversy and technical lead. Jack focuses on all aspects of state and local tax matters for corporations and pass-through entities, including income/franchise and sales and use tax, and has deep experience serving high-net-worth individuals in personal income tax matters, including residency.

Tom is the practice leader for Crowe LLP’s State and Local Tax office in New York. He is a graduate of NYU’s Tax LL.M. program. He consults medium to large size businesses on state and local tax issues including sales and use taxes, unclaimed property taxes, and business taxes. He provides guidance for state tax audits, apportionment formulas, economic nexus, and sales sourcing. He provides tax advice to a diverse range of clients including Fortune 500 companies; foreign manufacturers and distributers; regional financial institutions with $1 billion to $20 billion in assets; and art galleries, dealers and collectors.