 | Helen V. Cooper, CPA, JD Helen V. Cooper is a partner in Dentons’ US Tax practice based in Louisville, focusing on tax controversy and She represents taxpayers administratively before tax authorities, as well as in court, and advises on developments in the tax code, regulations, and case law. A frequent presenter and author, Helen contributes thought leadership on emerging trends that affect taxpayers and regularly delivers CLEs and conference sessions for legal and business audiences. Before joining Dentons, Helen worked at EY, serving mid-size to Fortune 500 companies, including on LB&I and SB/SE IRS audit engagements for corporations and pass-through entities across the Midwest and South. Her planning experience includes accounting method changes in coordination with EY National Tax, Research & Development Credit studies (including for a client claiming over US$20 million in federal and state credits), and a statistically sampled Meals & Entertainment study for a Southeastern utility company. She has supported tax planning and defense for clients in the manufacturing, construction, and software industries and worked on major RFP submissions. | |
 | Michael R. Harbold, CPA Harbold has more than 30 years of experience in providing tax services to Kentuckiana companies. He has assisted manufacturing, natural resources, healthcare, retail and service companies with tax planning and compliance with a focus in state and local taxation, including income/franchise tax, sales tax, property tax, severance tax, and incentives and credits.
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 | Bailey Roese, Esq., ACI Selected as a 2023 Best Lawyers "One to Watch," in the area of Tax Law, and a Kentucky Super Lawyers Rising Star in Tax Law for 2018-2025, Bailey Roese has over a decade of experience representing and advising taxpayers in federal, state and local tax matters. As a member of Dentons Bingham Greenebaum’s Chambers USA Kentucky Band 1 ranked tax team, Bailey regularly advocates for clients in state courts, administrative tribunals, the United States Tax Court and US federal courts, including the US Supreme Court. Bailey also has broad experience working with the Internal Revenue Service, including IRS appeals, and state and local tax departments to settle disputes on behalf of taxpayers. Her expertise encompasses income tax, sales tax, property tax, trust and estate tax and excise tax, and she advises clients in the manufacturing, retail, tobacco and alcohol industries, as well as many others. She also assists clients with their tax planning and compliance needs and advises captive insurance companies and their insureds. | |
 | Dean W. Stork Stork began his tax career with the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet as a tax auditor in 1982. He was hired by The Kroger Company in 1985 as the state tax supervisor. While there, Kroger litigated the St. Louis gross receipts tax and won. When Kroger sold the Hooks-SuperX Drug Stores, by tax planning they were able to save significant Indiana gross income Tax and other taxes. In 1991, Stork joined Lexmark Int., Inc. as the SALT manager. While there, he has been on the tax committee of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and been published by the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (formerly AIK). He has provided testimony before Kentucky legislative committees as well. Lexmark has also been involved in litigation and was successful in netting intangibles for the Kentucky intangibles tax. Stork has spoken to many business groups and has been a guest lecturer at the University of Kentucky where he is a graduate.
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