In an era when law firms are growing rapidly and multinational accounting firms are pursuing the practice of tax law, Caplin & Drysdale chooses to remain small. For over forty years, we've focused on providing unparalleled service to our clients in a culture that enables our lawyers to have full and enriched lives outside the firm.

As a boutique, we offer sophisticated legal services in tax, litigation, political law, employee benefits and private client areas. Our practice is largely split into two areas, tax law and litigation. Our tax lawyers comprise one of the most highly skilled groups of tax practitioners in the country. Many came to the firm from clerkships or senior positions at the Treasury Department, Justice Department, or IRS. We represent a full range of clients, from individuals to multinational corporations. We handle a broad spectrum of tax matters, including resolving major tax disputes, planning complex international transaction, and providing counsel to many of the largest and most prestigious non-profit organizations in the world. We rarely handle "routine" tax matters; most of our engagements involve issues of first impression requiring creativity and sophisticated legal analysis.

Our litigators come with outstanding academic and professional credentials, including Supreme Court clerkships and experience as senior federal prosecutors. As the rest of our web site describes, our litigation practice consists largely of cutting-edge commercial litigation and challenging criminal matters. Because of our size, our staffing of cases is lean and efficient. A new lawyer quickly will assume as much responsibility as he or she is able to.