Ben advises clients on a wide range of tax planning and controversy issues.
Profile
Prior to joining Ivins, Ben practiced complex civil litigation for eight years at a nationally-recognized litigation firm in Washington, D.C. Ben represented plaintiffs and defendants in matters in Federal court, state court, and arbitration, including class actions, multi-district litigation, and bankruptcy adversary proceedings. His matters ranged across numerous areas of the law, including antitrust, contract, intellectual property, and securities law.
Ben graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. He then completed clerkships for the Hon. Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and for the Hon. Gary Katzmann of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Prior to law school, Ben received a master’s degree in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked as a land use planner for the City of Newton, Massachusetts.
Practice Areas
Education
Harvard Law School, 2013, J.D., cum laude
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2008, Master in City Planning, with Urban Design Certificate
Harvard College, 2003, A.B., Social Studies, magna cum laude
Bar & Court Admissions
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
New York
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan