Chris Wilson is an associate in Waller Lansden's Tax practice. He practices primarily in the area of state and local tax controversy and state tax planning. Mr. Wilson's experience focuses on Tennessee sales and use tax, franchise and excise tax, property tax, and business tax. He has assisted in the representation of various business entities in challenging tax assessments as well as in seeking tax refunds. Mr. Wilson also provides multi-state tax analysis for various business transactions in areas such as Nexus, tax apportionment, tax exemptions, transferee liability and voluntary disclosure agreements. Additionally, he assists corporations in structuring and negotiating state tax incentives for relocating or expanding operations in Tennessee.
Mr. Wilson’s representative experience includes assisting a landmark entertainment venue in litigation involving the application of Tennessee’s Business Tax to the sale of intangibles; assisting a consumer products manufacturer in its successful appeal of the application of sales tax to the purchase and lease of an aircraft; successfully representing a manufacturer in challenging personal property and real property tax assessments; assisting an entertainment production company in administrative hearings involving the application of Tennessee property tax statutes to the lease of staging and other inventory items; assisting a nonprofit organization in obtaining a tax-exemption for a historic estate; and successfully representing a cable television company in litigation involving the application of a Tennessee sales tax exemption to cable set-top boxes and remote controls.
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, University of Memphis, 2005
University of Memphis Law Review, 2003-2005
Cecil C. Humphreys Research Fellowship, 2004-2005
LL.M., University of Florida, 2007
Graduate Editor, Florida Tax Review, 2006-2007
John W. Thatcher Memorial Scholarship
B.S., magna cum laude, Political Science; B.S., magna cum laude, Communications, University of Tennessee-Martin, 2002
Clerkships and Previous Affiliations
Law Clerk for the Hon. David R. Farmer, Tennessee Court of Appeals, 2005-2006
Law Clerk for Justice Bill Cunningham, 56th Judicial Circuit of Kentucky, 2003-2004
Professional Activities
Member, Nashville, Tennessee and Kentucky Bar Associations
Member, American Bar Association, including Section of Taxation
Member, Institute for Professionals in Taxation
Member, Council on State Taxation
Civic and Other Activities
Member, Sennet Society of the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville
Member, Young Leaders Board, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Middle Tennessee
