Eric Horvitz’s approach to achieving a client’s goals begins by listening to the client to determine their principal objectives. Then he recommends a strategy and approach that best meets the client’s goals, in plain language, not legalese.

Eric advises businesses in negotiating asset acquisitions and dispositions, financing transactions, both equity and debt, and structuring executive compensation. Frequently in representing the owners of closely-held businesses, personal issues become intertwined with business issues. Eric understands this particular dynamic and advises a client on how a business issue may affect the client’s personal estate planning. Often times, a client’s business is the most valuable asset, giving rise to the need to preserve the business’ value. Eric also represents clients in estate planning matters involving wills, trusts, and estates. He has experience in business succession planning, complex trusts, and fiduciary liability.

In the tax controversy area, Eric represents taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and state authorities in examination and collection efforts in income, sales and use, and estate and gift tax matters.

Eric has been listed among Virginia Business magazine’s “Legal Elite” for Business Law three times. He also was selected for inclusion in the Virginia Super Lawyer and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer listing for Tax law twice. Eric also was selected by the readers of SmartCEO magazine for inclusion in their “Legal Elite” listing in 2011.

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Education

LL.M., Taxation, New York University, 1994
J.D., The George Washington University, 1991
B.A., University of Michigan, 1988

Admitted To Practice

Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
U.S. Tax Court

Areas of Concentration

Mergers & Acquisitions
Venture Capital Financing & Private Placements
Stock & Option Program Design and Implementation
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation & Phantom Stock Plans
Negotiations with federal and state taxing agencies
State & Federal Tax Audits and Appeals
Estate & Gift Planning

Professional Activities

Professional Organizations:

American Bar Association –Taxation and Real Property, Trust and Estate Law sections
Association for Corporate Growth
Committee on Corporate Tax
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce INC.spire Education Foundation
- Board Member

Professional Experience:

Attorney-Advisor, Judge David Laro, U.S. Tax Court, 1994

Honors & Awards

2006- 2007 Virginia Super Lawyer – Tax Law
2007-2008 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer – Tax Law
Virginia Business magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2006, 2012, and 2014 – Business Law
SmartCEO magazine “Legal Elite”- 2011

Speaking Engagements

Avoiding Self-Laid Land Mines: Common Pitfalls of Startup Tech Companies, Arlington County Bar Association, February 2001
The ‘Right’ Business Plan for Raising Venture Capital Financing, Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C. Emerging Company Series, May 2000
Venture Capital 2000: Trends, Traps and Tips, OF&P Emerging Company Series, February/January 2000

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