Chamberlain Hrdlicka Continues Growth In Atlanta

ATLANTA – Chamberlain Hrdlicka welcomes Associates Zack Anderson, Brent Bartlett, Gabriella Cole, Jamihlia F. Johnson and Peter D. Rehm to the firm’s growing Atlanta office. Anderson joins the Commercial Litigation and Construction practices, Bartlett, Cole and Johnson join the Tax Controversy and Litigation practice and Rehm joins the International Tax practice. These attorneys are the latest additions to Chamberlain’s Atlanta office, which has been experiencing rapid growth in 2021, adding six additional lawyers to its headcount since January.

Zack Anderson
Anderson represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and other businesses in various construction and commercial matters. Prior to joining Chamberlain Hrdlicka, his practice focused on representing sureties, insurers, contractors and subcontractors in federal, state and bankruptcy courts. Before attending college, he worked in the construction industry and as a commercial truck driver where he gained experience that provides him with valuable knowledge and insight that is helpful in his practice.

Anderson earned his undergraduate degree from Georgia Southern University and his law degree from Duke University School of Law.

Brent Bartlett
Bartlett represents clients in all levels of their matters with the IRS, from examination and appeals to litigation in the United States Tax Court and Federal District Court. Prior to joining Chamberlain Hrdlicka, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Cary Douglas Pugh of the United States Tax Court and an extern for Senior Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Before transitioning to tax, Bartlett was a commercial litigator at law firms in Georgia and Florida, practicing in the areas of eminent domain, construction and real estate. He has represented and advised a wide range of clients in a variety of complex commercial matters.

Bartlett earned his undergraduate degree from Emory University, his law degree from Emory University School of Law and his Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center.

Gabriella Cole
Cole advises clients before federal, state and local taxing authorities and in all federal and state courts in which tax disputes are litigated. She has experience managing both federal and state audits and appeals from inception through the final decision, and helping strategize for litigation. Prior to joining Chamberlain Hrdlicka, Cole led an initiative to work with lobbyists, state congressional members, the Texas comptroller and tax policy group to change the interpretation and application of the Texas research and development tax credit.

She earned her undergraduate degree from Kennesaw State University, her graduate degree from C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston and her law degree from University of Houston Law Center.

Jamihlia F. Johnson
Johnson counsels businesses and individuals with disputes before the IRS and taxing authorities. She represents taxpayers at all stages of review including at the level of tax audits and examinations, appeals and litigation. Prior to joining Chamberlain, Johnson worked on corporate finance deals for a Chicago based firm. She was also a senior associate at the national office of PwC, and a manager at Deloitte Tax, where she routinely advised Fortune 500 multinational corporations, high net-worth individuals, as well as foreign governmental entities and investors on United States international cross-border tax planning opportunities relevant to inbound, outbound and financial products transactions.

Johnson serves on the board of Mujeres Latinas en Acción, and serves as secretary on the executive board of the Young International Fiscal Association (IFA) Network. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law and her Master of Laws in Taxation from Northwestern University School of Law.

Peter D. Rehm
Rehm advises individual and corporate taxpayers in disputes with the IRS. He has extensive experience in international tax matters including structuring, M&A, foreign tax credits, the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, tax treaties, withholding taxes, and outbound and inbound transactions. Prior to joining Chamberlain Hrdlicka, he served as an international tax associate, senior associate and manager during his tenure at PwC and as a M&A tax manager at KPMG.

Rehm earned his undergraduate degree from the University of North Georgia, his law degree from Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law and his Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.