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Marcos Sonthay

Associate

Heritage Plaza
1111 Bagby Street
Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77002
marcos.sonthay@nelsonmullins.com

Marcos focuses his practices on tax controversy and transactional tax matters. He has experience handling matters relating to tax issues and laws.

Marcos focuses his practices on tax controversy and transactional tax matters. He has experience handling matters relating to tax issues and laws.

Marcos focuses his practices on tax controversy and transactional tax matters. He has experience handling matters relating to tax issues and laws.

Experience

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Previous Professional Experience

  • Law Clerk, national tax law firm (2021-2022)
  • Law Clerk, Houston-based tax law firm (Jan. 2021-May 2021)
  • Law Clerk, civil trial law firm (2020-2021)

Languages

  • Spanish

 

Education

  • New York University School of Law, LLM, Taxation (2022)
    • Research Assistant, Prof. David Elkins
  • University of Houston Law Center, JD (2021)
    • Board XXI Senior Articles editor, Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy
    • President, Corporate and Tax Law Society (2020-2021)
  • The University of Texas at Austin, BA, Government, Minor in History (2017)

Admissions

  • Texas, 2022
  • U.S. Tax Court

Clerkships

  • Judicial Clerk, The Honorable Tamara W. Ashford, U.S. Tax Court (2022 - 2024)
  • Judicial Intern, The Honorable Juan F. Vasquez Sr., U.S. Tax Court (May 2021 - Aug. 2021)

Practice Areas

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