Fred Crombie is a trial attorney who has litigated matters in both federal and state courts. Fred’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation with an emphasis on financial and commercial disputes, tax controversy, corporate fiduciary matters, and trusts and estates. He has also successfully argued cases before the Fourth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Before he joined Coblentz, Fred was a Trial Attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he litigated a variety of tax controversies involving wealthy individuals, consolidated filing groups, insolvent financial institutions, telecommunications carriers and resellers, payroll processing companies, foreign service corporations, and nonresident aliens. The Department of Justice awarded Fred with three Outstanding Trial Attorney Awards and designated him as an E-Discovery Section Representative for the Court of Federal Claims Trial Section. Prior to the Department of Justice, Fred defended technology companies in securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, commercial and financial litigation, and copyright and trademark disputes at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Fred is a member of the State Bar of California and the District of Columbia Bar. He currently is a member of the Court of Federal Claims Bar Association’s Board of Governors, and is former Chair of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Tax Section. He was also a panelist at the IRS Chief Counsel Lecture Series “Tax Litigation in District Courts and Court of Federal Claims.”
Fred earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, cum laude, in 2002. While there, he was an Associate Editor of the University of Michigan Journal For Law Reform. Fred received his B.A. in political science from the George Washington University in 1999.
Practice Areas
Litigation & ADR
Tax
Practice Areas
Litigation & ADR
Tax
Specialty Groups
Bio
Fred Crombie is a trial attorney who has litigated matters in both federal and state courts. Fred’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation with an emphasis on financial and commercial disputes, tax controversy, corporate fiduciary matters, and trusts and estates. He has also successfully argued cases before the Fourth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Before he joined Coblentz, Fred was a Trial Attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he litigated a variety of tax controversies involving wealthy individuals, consolidated filing groups, insolvent financial institutions, telecommunications carriers and resellers, payroll processing companies, foreign service corporations, and nonresident aliens. The Department of Justice awarded Fred with three Outstanding Trial Attorney Awards and designated him as an E-Discovery Section Representative for the Court of Federal Claims Trial Section. Prior to the Department of Justice, Fred defended technology companies in securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, commercial and financial litigation, and copyright and trademark disputes at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Fred is a member of the State Bar of California and the District of Columbia Bar. He currently is a member of the Court of Federal Claims Bar Association’s Board of Governors, and is former Chair of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Tax Section. He was also a panelist at the IRS Chief Counsel Lecture Series “Tax Litigation in District Courts and Court of Federal Claims.”
Fred earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, cum laude, in 2002. While there, he was an Associate Editor of the University of Michigan Journal For Law Reform. Fred received his B.A. in political science from the George Washington University in 1999.
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