Biography
Ajay Gupta is a tax litigation and criminal defense attorney with extensive private practice, government, and adjunct teaching experience. At large and small law firms in California, he managed complex business litigation at trial and appeal stages. As a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Georgia, he prosecuted violent and white-collar crimes. As an Attorney-Adviser at the U.S. Tax Court in Washington, D.C., he supported judicial review and resolution of deficiency redetermination, collection due process, and whistleblower actions. As Adjunct Professor of Law at DePaul, Chicago-Kent, and U. of Houston law schools, he teaches civil and criminal tax litigation courses. Many of his publications have been cited in court opinions, journals, and treatises.
Practice Areas
- Civil tax litigation
- Tax and other white-collar crimes defense
- IRS exam and appeals representation
Education
- Harvard Law School, JD, Cum Laude, John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics
- New York University, LLM in Taxation
- Yale University, MBA in Finance
- Stanford, AM in Economics
Court Admissions
- California
- Florida
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Supreme Court
Languages
- Hindi
- Punjabi