Until his appointment by Mayor Bloomberg and confirmation by the City Council as president of the Tax Commission, Glenn Newman was a partner in the tax law firm of Roberts & Holland LLP where he handled tax planning and controversy matters involving state and local taxes including personal income tax, corporate tax, sales tax, and real property transfer taxes. Prior to joining Roberts & Holland, Glenn was Deputy Commissioner for Audit & Enforcement at the New York City Department of Finance where he was responsible for developing tax policy and for all aspects of the audit process. Before moving to the Finance Department, Glenn was chief of the Tax and Bankruptcy Division in the Office of the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York where he drafted legislation and regulations and litigated matters involving both New York City and State taxes in administrative proceedings and in the courts. He also handled scores of cases involving City taxes in federal courts including the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Glenn was a member of the Commissioner’s Advisory Panel for both the New York State and City tax departments and was chair of the State and Local Tax Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1999-2001). He wrote a regular column on New York tax appeals for the New York Law Journal (1996-2002) and is a co-author of the New York Sales Tax Portfolio published by the Bureau of National Affairs.