Dustin R. Swanson
Experience
Dustin Swanson is an associate whose practice focuses on federal income tax law and
state and local taxation. He advises clients regarding all aspects of corporate taxation,
including taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, and with respect to
transactions and tax issues involving partnerships, S corporations, limited liability
companies and other pass-through entities. Dustin regularly represents clients in
controversies involving the IRS and state revenue authorities. He also advises taxexempt clients on compliance and planning issues.
Before joining Stoel Rives, Dustin was an associate at Perkins Coie LLP, where he
represented clients involved in litigation and with respect to real estate and land use
matters. While studying tax law at the University of Florida, he was a graduate
research assistant for Professor Martin McMahon. He also worked for Senator Max
Baucus while attending Cornell University's Washington, D.C. program.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Member, Oregon State Bar Association, Tax Section
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Member, Oregon State Bar Association, Health Law Section
Presentations
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"Effective Telecommuting, Nontraditional Workplaces and BYOD Policies,"
SHRM/Stoel Rives 14th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Mar. 2016
Publications
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Associate
Portland, OR
(503) 294-9262 direct
(503) 220-2480 fax
dustin.swanson@stoel.com
Education
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University of Florida Levin College of
Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2010
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"Property Tax Exemption for Low-Income Housing Judgment and Opinion in
University of Montana School of Law,
J.D., 2009, with honors
Articles Editor, "Montana Law Review"
Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Case Vacated!" (coauthor), NOLS Newsletter,
Judicial Clinic with the U.S. District
Non-Profit Organizations Law Section, Oregon State Bar, Spring 2015
Court for the District of Montana, the
Honorable Donald W. Molloy
Civic Activities
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Member, City Club of Portland
Cornell University, B.A., History, 2006,
with distinction
Admissions
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Oregon
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Montana
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U.S. District Court for the District of
Oregon