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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 115-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
- Academics
Academics
Learn about our rigorous and interdisciplinary curriculum, our invaluable experiential learning opportunities, and the breadth and depth of our specialized areas of concentration and certificate offerings.
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Admissions
USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
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Students
Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
- Careers
Careers
We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
- Faculty
Faculty
Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
- Alumni and Giving
Alumni and Giving
The global Trojan network of more than 10,000 law alumni and donors include recognized leaders in numerous fields who are deeply committed to supporting student and law school success.
Megan Jones
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Lecturer in Law
699 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089-0074 USA
Last Updated: January 3, 2020
Megan Jones is a tax attorney in the Los Angeles office of Withers Bergman LLP. She advises individuals, family offices, investors and companies on domestic and international tax planning. Her practice includes the intersection of income tax, estate and corporate planning. She handles diverse matters for high-net worth individuals, entertainers and companies facing sophisticated challenges.
Previously an investment banker at a global firm with an international focus, Jones has done extensive cross-border work, both from a financial and legal angle. She has also advised start-up companies and their founders, beginning from the foundational stages all the way to a recognition event. Jones understands how to plan in the context of intangible assets or innovative technology. Her grasp of complex financial statements adds a level of sophistication to her practice.
Recent areas of focus have included qualified opportunity zone funds, tax residency issues, artificial intelligence, multi-national business choice of entity and cross border mergers and acquisitions.
She is a lecturer in law at the USC Gould School of Law School, teaching “International Business Transactions,” and is an adjunct faculty at Loyola Law School. She speaks and writes often on tax-related topics and has written three books. An active member in the legal community, she serves in leadership roles, including being on the executive planning committee of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) Los Angeles Branch. She is also on the tax executive committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and is a member of both CalCPA’s estate planning state and Los Angeles planning committees.
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
CNN
March 31, 2020
Re: Edward McCaffery
Edward McCaffery wrote an op-ed about how the new stimulus bill includes a tax break for the 1%. He said, "Under the change, our rich taxpayer couple... can now deduct an unlimited amount of 'excess losses' in real estate against income from other sources. So now real estate moguls with lucrative day jobs or bountiful capital gains from other investments can go back to living tax-free."
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
Thomas D. Lyon
January, 2020
“Children’s concealment of a minor transgression: The role of age, maltreatment, and executive functioning,” (with Shanna Williams and Kelly McWilliams) Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 191 (2020).
Thomas D. Lyon
January, 2020
“The effects of the putative confession and evidence presentation on maltreated and non-maltreated 9- to 12-year-olds’ coached concealment of a minor transgression,” (with Angela Evans) Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 188 (2019).
Dan Simon
January, 2020
"The Adversarial Mindset," Psychology, Public Policy and Law.
