Marla Calvert Miller is a Partner at Cara Stone, LLP and a Louisiana native with international business and tax legal experience. She has worked with companies on a global scale from startup to exit. After obtaining her J.D. from Baylor Law School in Texas and LL.M. in Taxation from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in Chicago, she went on to work with global business and tax consulting firms in Washington, D.C. and Calgary, AB, Canada. While in these roles, Marla worked with multinational corporations on tax-efficient entity and deal structuring, holding company structures, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and liquidations, treasury planning, intercompany agreements, intellectual property migration structuring, executive equity stock compensation structuring, third party contract review and analyzing domestic and foreign tax implications. This work continued after Marla was recruited to in-house senior management legal positions, which included traveling overseas to advise and implement affiliated global entity and agreement restructurings and merger & acquisition deals for multinational corporations.
Throughout her career, Marla has been responsible for developing and implementing strategies for companies to maximize earnings and tax savings, while maintaining compliance, and implementing tax-efficient deal structures. In 2017, Marla seized an opportunity to shift the focus of her practice to small and mid-size companies and focus on working closely with entrepreneurs and business owners. In her current practice, Marla continues to utilize her globally acquired business and tax legal expertise in assisting business enterprises to position themselves for optimal operations and growth. Marla is licensed in Texas and Louisiana, board certified in tax law (LA), and currently serves on the Tax Law Advisory Commission for the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization in the position of Secretary. Outside of her practice, Marla enjoys traveling with her family and friends, sports and the arts.
Current Corporate Positions:
Wavegate Corp. – Outside General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Bar Admissions:
Texas – 2006
Louisiana – 2018
Louisiana Board Certification, Tax – 2019
Education:
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law – LL.M., Taxation
Baylor School of Law – J.D.
McNeese State University – B.S., summa cum laude
Professional Associations:
Texas State Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
La. Board of Legal Specialization Tax Law Advisory Committee
Southwest La. Bar Association
American Bar Association
