Carolyn Sprinchorn
Special Counsel
Duane Morris LLP
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700
Chicago, IL 60603-3433
USA
Phone: +1 312 499 6745
Fax: +1 312 277 6430
Email: CSprinchorn@duanemorris.com

Carolyn Sprinchorn practices in the area of corporate law with a focus on taxation. Ms. Sprinchorn has experience advising public and private companies on general corporate matters, often with a focus on the tax implications of proposed transactions. Ms. Sprinchorn is also a skilled trial attorney with experience litigating a variety of disputes, both commercial and tax.

Ms. Sprinchorn earned an LL.M. in Taxation, with honors, from Northwestern University School of Law. She also holds a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and a B.A. from Santa Clara University.

Areas of Practice

• State and Local Taxation
• Corporate Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Federal Taxation

Admissions

• California
• Illinois

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, with honors, 2009
• Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 2002
• Santa Clara University, B.A., 1999

Experience

• Horwood Marcus & Berk, Chartered
  - Of Counsel, 2010-2012
• American Bar Association I.R.C. 704(c) Comment Project, 2009-2010
• Northwestern University School of Law
  - Research Assistant to Professor David L. Cameron, Associate Director, Graduate Tax Program, 2009
• Sixth District Appellate Project, San Jose, California
  - Panel Attorney, 2007-2008
• Office of the Public Defender, Santa Cruz, California; San Jose, California; Martinez, California
  - Deputy Public Defender, 2003-2007
• Duane Morris LLP
  - Special Counsel, 2012-present

Selected Publications

• Co-author, "Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Passes United States Senate," Duane Morris Alert, May 9, 2013
• Co-author, "Using the "One-Day Note" in S Corporation Stock Sales," AICPA Corporate Taxation Insider, August 23, 2012
• Author, "Illinois Amazon Law Declared Unconstitutional," ISBA Tax Trends, July 2012
• Co-author, “Use Taxes and Fair Apportionment: An Argument for Reviving the External Consistency Requirement,” Journal of State Taxation, March-April 2011
• Co-author, American Bar Association, Sales and Use Tax Handbook, Illinois Chapter (2011)
• Co-author, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Illinois Taxes Handbook, Unclaimed Property Chapter (2011)