Biography
Eugene Gibilaro focuses his practice on tax controversy and transactions primarily in the areas of state and local income and franchise tax, sales and use tax, and unclaimed property. He defends audits and litigates U.S. state and local tax matters before judicial courts and administrative tribunals around the country.
He has published articles on state and local tax topics for TEI Magazine, State Tax Notes, Law360, and the Journal of State Taxation. He also frequently delivers lectures on state and local tax issues and has spoken at the Annual Ohio Business Tax Conference, the Michigan Tax Conference, NYU Institute of State and Local Taxation, Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum and before numerous organizations, including New York University’s School of Professional Studies Tax Conferences in July; the Council On State Taxation; and the New Jersey Society of Enrolled Agents.
Prior to joining Blank Rome, Eugene was an attorney at a leading Am Law 100 firm focusing on tax controversy and also worked at one of the big four accounting firms, where he advised private equity and corporate clients on state and local income, sales and use, property and employment tax, and unclaimed property aspects of mergers and acquisitions in a variety of industries.
During law school, he served as a senior editor of the New York Law School Law Review and as a judicial extern for the Honorable Chief Judge Arthur Gonzalez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York.
News & Views
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Speaking Engagement
Advanced State Taxation Related to Foreign Income
COST 2025 Intermediate/Advanced State Income Tax School -
Speaking Engagement
COST 2025 Spring Conference / Audit Session
Council on State Taxation -
Newsletter
The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: April 2025
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightJoshua M. Sivin, Melanie L. Lee, Craig B. Fields, Nicole L. Johnson, Irwin M. Slomka, Stephanie N. Terinoni
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Alert
What’s Shaking: Blank Rome State + Local Tax Roundup
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightNicole L. Johnson, Craig B. Fields, Melanie L. Lee, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Mitchell A. Newmark
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Alert
Tax Assessments: Minimum Evidentiary Foundation Required
The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight -
Speaking Engagement
State Tax Complexities in Intercompany Debt and Other Transactions: Best Practices
TEI 75th Midyear Conference (2025) -
Alert
What’s Shaking: Blank Rome State + Local Tax Roundup
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightNicole L. Johnson, Craig B. Fields, Melanie L. Lee, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Mitchell A. Newmark
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Newsletter
The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: March 2025
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightJoshua M. Sivin, Melanie L. Lee, Craig B. Fields, Nicole L. Johnson, Stephanie N. Terinoni, Eugene J. Gibilaro
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Alert
What’s Shaking: Blank Rome State + Local Tax Roundup
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightNicole L. Johnson, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Craig B. Fields, Melanie L. Lee, Mitchell A. Newmark
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Newsletter
The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: February 2025
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightJoshua M. Sivin, Melanie L. Lee, Craig B. Fields, Nicole L. Johnson, Stephanie N. Terinoni, Eugene J. Gibilaro
Recognitions
- 2024–2025, Ones to Watch, Tax Law, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
- 2023–2024, listed in The Legal 500 United States
- 2022, recognized in Marquis Who’s Who biographical volume
Credentials
Admissions
- Florida
- New York
Education
- George Washington University, BA
- New York Law School, JD
- New York University School of Law, LLM
