Dustin Covello

Dustin Covello provides clients tax advice in business transactions and personal investments. His client base primarily includes closely-held businesses and their owners and investors. Dustin helps his clients plan to maximize tax efficiency and reduce tax-compliance headaches when engaging in key transactions such as capital raises, mergers and acquisitions. Dustin’s most recent focus has been on helping sell-side clients with exit planning in anticipation of selling a closely held business. With sophisticated planning and creativity, Dustin is often able to create demonstrable value that saves sellers substantial cash. Dustin also helps investors and families with tax planning when they seek to cross borders – whether that is investing into the United States, expanding or acquiring a business abroad or immigrating to or from the United States. Finally, Dustin represents clients in federal tax controversies at the examination, appeals and litigation phases of a dispute with the IRS. Dustin is recognized by Best Lawyers in America (2022) for Litigation and Controversy-Tax, and Tax Law.