Bill Backstrom Honored With COST Paul Frankel Excellence in State Taxation Award
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Walker LLP is proud to announce partner and Tax Practice Group leader Bill Backstrom received the 2023 Council On State Taxation (COST) Paul Frankel Excellence in State Taxation Award at a ceremony during the COST Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 19, 2023.
- NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Walker LLP is proud to announce partner and Tax Practice Group leader Bill Backstrom received the 2023 Council On State Taxation (COST) Paul Frankel Excellence in State Taxation Award at a ceremony during the COST Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 19, 2023.
- The Paul Frankel Excellence in State Taxation Award is presented annually to individuals making outstanding contributions to the state and local tax (SALT) profession.
- Paul Frankel, a well-known SALT attorney often described as "the godfather of state and local taxation," was the inaugural recipient of the award in 2009.
- "He is deeply committed to COST and the state tax profession and to mentoring the next generation of state and local tax attorneys."