Oil Patch Bits: Stoel Rives welcomes Iversen as tax partner

Stoel Rives, a full-service U.S. business law firm, said March 14 that it is pleased to announce Jonathan E. Iversen has joined its Anchorage office as a partner in the Litigation group.

Iversen focuses his practice on litigating tax matters. Before joining Stoel Rives, he served as director of the Tax Division of the Department of Revenue for the State of Alaska from 2007 to 2011. He has deep experience in complex tax matters and has litigated and negotiated settlements of major tax and royalty cases. Iversen served as a core team member in drafting Alaska’s oil and gas production tax and property tax laws and regulations. His practice also has an emphasis on oil and gas exploration, development and production matters, including royalties, leasing and unitization.

“Many of our resource industry clients frequently face significant tax disputes with the state. Adding Jon enables us to help them avoid, negotiate or, if necessary, litigate those disputes,” said Anchorage office managing partner James E. Torgerson. “Jon has unparalleled insight into the development and structure of the state’s current tax regime. We’re delighted that he has joined us.”