November 18, 2025
Mr. Jahansouz is a federal tax controversy and litigation attorney whose practice focuses on representing businesses and high-net-worth individuals in complex disputes with the IRS and DOJ. His practice spans all stages of federal tax controversy, including IRS examinations, administrative appeals, litigation, employment tax matters, voluntary disclosures, offshore compliance, promoter investigations, and penalty abatements.
Mr. Jahansouz has substantial experience handling sophisticated tax controversy matters involving closely held businesses, investment structures, and high-value transactions. His white-collar practice focuses primarily on tax-related criminal matters and other financial crimes, including money laundering, bankruptcy fraud, wire fraud, healthcare fraud, mortgage fraud, and structuring.
He has represented Qualified Opportunity Funds and Real Estate Investment Trusts in obtaining late-election relief through private letter rulings from the Internal Revenue Service. He also has significant experience defending micro-captive insurance arrangements and advising clients facing IRS scrutiny of alleged “tax shelters.”
Prior to joining the firm in 2023, Mr. Jahansouz was a Senior Manager in the tax controversy group of a national full-service advisory and accounting firm, where he represented large companies and high-net-worth individuals in significant IRS disputes. Earlier in his career, he practiced at a Fort Worth law firm where he handled both civil and criminal tax matters.
Mr. Jahansouz has been recognized in Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch in America for Tax Law (2025).
He was admitted to practice in Texas in 2011.
Mr. Jahansouz has substantial experience handling sophisticated tax controversy matters involving closely held businesses, investment structures, and high-value transactions. His white-collar practice focuses primarily on tax-related criminal matters and other financial crimes, including money laundering, bankruptcy fraud, wire fraud, healthcare fraud, mortgage fraud, and structuring.
He has represented Qualified Opportunity Funds and Real Estate Investment Trusts in obtaining late-election relief through private letter rulings from the Internal Revenue Service. He also has significant experience defending micro-captive insurance arrangements and advising clients facing IRS scrutiny of alleged “tax shelters.”
Prior to joining the firm in 2023, Mr. Jahansouz was a Senior Manager in the tax controversy group of a national full-service advisory and accounting firm, where he represented large companies and high-net-worth individuals in significant IRS disputes. Earlier in his career, he practiced at a Fort Worth law firm where he handled both civil and criminal tax matters.
Mr. Jahansouz has been recognized in Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch in America for Tax Law (2025).
He was admitted to practice in Texas in 2011.
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2011
- Dean's Scholarship Recipient
- Federal Taxpayer's Clinic, Chief Counsel, 2011
- Jackson Walker Moot Court Competition, Best Oral Advocate, 2009
- Texas Tech University, B.B.A., Accounting, cum laude, 2008
- Accounting Leadership Council, 2006-2008
- American Bar Association
- Administrative Practice Committee
- State Bar of Texas
- Tax Section Leadership Academy (2025-2026)
- Dallas Bar Association
- Membership Committee
- Chair (2026)
- Vice-Chair (2025)
- Member (2024)
- Tax Section Council (2025-2026)
- Membership Committee
- Texas, 2011
- United States Tax Court, 2012
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2013
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2023
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2023
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2023
- Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch in America for Tax Law, 2025
November 13-14, 2025
International Tax Group Two-Day Event... [ read ]
November 3, 2025
Dallas Bar Association Tax Section November Meeting... [ read ]
May 9, 2025
ABA Section of Taxation 2025 May Tax Meeting... [ read ]
May 6, 2025
Meadows Collier May Webinar... [ read ]
February 20, 2025
American Bar Association 2025 Midyear Tax Meeting... [ read ]
January 20, 2026
Fifth Circuit Rejects IRS "Passive Investor" Test for Limited Partners in Self-Employment Tax Case... [ read ]
Naveid P. Jahansouz examines the Fifth Circuit's rejection of the IRS's effort to restrict the limited partner exception to passive investors.
