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John

John H. Gadon
Shareholder
Portland
D 503.778.2130
C 503.484.5203
gadonj@lanepowell.com

John Gadon has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on complex state and federal tax matters and project financing. He regularly represents Fortune 500 companies in Oregon state and local tax appeals and litigation. 

John also has substantial experience advising institutional tax-exempt organizations on tax, organizational, and charitable compliance matters, and advising clients on tax-exempt bond financing and development-related tax incentives.

Experience

  • America West Airlines, Inc. v. Multnomah County
    Case No. 91-07505-PHX-RGMU.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona
    (In re America West Airlines, Inc.) Oregon property tax, partial summary judgment for America West and subsequent settlement; substantial tax refund.
  • American Honda Motor Co., Inc. v. Department of Revenue
    Case No. 060524BOregon Tax Court
    Income tax, partial summary judgment for American Honda. Interest income on car loans purchased by finance subsidiary and on wholesale loans by finance subsidiary to dealers not sourced to Oregon.
  • AT&T Corp. v. Department of Revenue
    Case No. 15 OTR 202Oregon Tax Court
    Summary judgment for AT&T, $3,000,000 income tax refund.
  • Oracle Corporation v. Department of Revenue
    Case No. TC-MD 070762COregon Tax Court
    Income tax, Department of Revenue (DOR) motion for partial summary judgment denied. Taxpayer not required to report income as business income or non-business income uniformly in each state. 
  • Weyerhaeuser v. Department of Revenue
    Case No. 980749Oregon Tax Court
    Oregon income tax, settlement, substantial tax refund.
  • WTD Industries, Inc. v. United States
    Case No. 95-8483 et al.U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington
    (In re WTD Industries, Inc.) Federal income tax; settlement, substantial tax refund.

Professional Experience

Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Cleveland, Ohio, Trial Attorney

Community Involvement

American Bar Association, Taxation Section

  • State and Local Tax Committee
  • Executive Committee
  • Co-Chair, Corporate Tax Subcommittee
  • Co-Chair, Task Force on State Tax Apportionment Dispute Mediation (2015-2017)
  • Exempt Organizations Committee

Oregon State Bar, Taxation Section

  • Past Chair
  • Past Member, Executive Committee
  • Legislative/Oregon Department of Revenue Liaison Committee

Thought Leadership

  • October 26, 2022Event / CLE
    Top 10 Cases - Income Tax
    Council On State Taxation | Orlando, Florida
  • August 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • August 19, 2021News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • August 13, 2021Publication
    Oregon Adopts Tax Deduction Workaround for Oregon Income Taxes Attributable to Partnership and S Corporation Income
    Tax Legal Update
  • February 18, 2021Publication
    Portland Metro and Multnomah County, Oregon Implement New Income Taxes
    Tax Legal Update
  • November 12, 2020Publication
    Portland, Oregon Area Voters Approve County Personal Income Tax and Reject Proposed Payroll Tax
    Tax Legal Update
  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 22-24, 2020Event / CLE
    Indirect State Tax
    Council On State Taxation | Webinar
  • May 28, 2020Publication
    Portland, Oregon Area Voters Approve New One Percent Personal and Business Net Income Taxes
    Tax Legal Update
  • March 18, 2020Publication
    Tax Traps and Opportunities From Employers Requiring Employees to Work From Home
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 17, 2020Publication
    Portland-Area Voters Will Vote on Whether to Adopt One Percent Personal and Business Net Income Taxes
    Tax Legal Update
  • January 10, 2020Publication
    Oregon Department of Revenue Issues Temporary Administrative Rules for the Corporate Activity Tax
    Tax Legal Update
  • December 30, 2019Publication
    Portland Exempts Construction Companies and Contractors From City’s 1% Gross Receipts Tax
    Tax Legal Update
  • August 15, 2019News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Recognizes 63 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 17, 2019Publication
    Oregon Amends Recently Enacted Commercial Activity Tax
    Tax Legal Update
  • May 23, 2019Publication
    Oregon Enacts Gross Receipts Tax
    Tax Legal Update
  • May 3, 2019Publication
    Oregon House Passes Gross Receipts Tax
    Tax Legal Update
  • April 25, 2019Publication
    Oregon Gross Receipts Tax Proposed
    Tax Legal Update
  • January 18, 2019Publication
    Portland Revenue Division Proposes Amendments to 1% Gross Receipts Tax on Retail Sales
    Tax Legal Update
  • November 14, 2018Publication
    Oregon Department of Revenue Describes Sales Factor Impact of Federal Tax Reform’s Deemed Repatriation
    Tax Legal Update
  • November 9, 2018Publication
    Portland Adopts 1% Gross Receipts Tax on Retail Sales by Large Retailers
    Tax Legal Update
  • August 15, 2018News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 24, 2018News
    Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • November 1, 2017Event / CLE
    Pacific Northwest Regional Tax Seminar
    Council on State Taxation | Portland, Oregon
  • August 15, 2017News
    Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
    Awards & Honors
  • July 10, 2017News
    Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • May 24, 2017News
    Miao Selected as Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
    Awards & Honors
  • August 17, 2016News
    Fifty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017
    Awards & Honors
  • July 11, 2016News
    Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • August 17, 2015News
    Forty-eight Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • July 8, 2015News
    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Four Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • August 19, 2014News
    Horowitz and Lindquist Selected as Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
    Awards & Honors
  • August 18, 2014News
    Fifty-One Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • July 9, 2014News
    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Five Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America

Practices & Industries

  • Nonprofit & Social Enterprise
  • Tax
  • Tax Reform

Education

  • University of Washington, J.D., with honors
    • Order of the Coif
  • Brown University, B.A.

Admissions

  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Honors

Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Portland “Lawyer of the Year,” in Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Best Lawyers® (2021)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Tax Litigation & Controversy, Tax (2009-2023)

“Oregon Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Tax (2010-2018)

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

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