We are pleased to announce that tax litigation attorney Brandon Keim has been elected as a senior partner.

Brandon is a Certified Tax Law Specialist (Arizona Board of Legal Specialization), a Certified Public Accountant (Arizona), and an Enrolled Agent (IRS). He holds an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center and is a member of the American Bar Association (Section of Taxation) and the Tax Law Advisory Commission and Tax Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona.

Brandon joined Frazer Ryan in 2017 after serving six successful years as a senior trial attorney with the Internal Revenue Service. At the IRS, he received the Chief Counsel National Award for Superior Achievement in Outstanding Litigation, and he was frequently recognized for his service as a trial attorney.

In 2015, Brandon successfully litigated the first Section 831(b) captive insurance case before the U.S. Tax Court; he litigated a second captive insurance case in 2016. For over four years, he oversaw and advised IRS attorneys and revenue agents auditing captive insurance transactions nationwide. Brandon also acted as an advisor to IRS attorneys on partnership and estate and gift tax matters and was an instructor at a national course designed to train new IRS trial attorneys on all aspects of practice.