Christina Norman

Associate

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Chicago

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Biography

Christina Norman is an associate in Baker McKenzie’s Global Tax Practice Group in Chicago. She regularly advises both multinational corporations and individuals at all stages of tax disputes — from audit to administrative appeal and litigation before the United States Tax Court and other federal courts.

Christina maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients impacted by gender-based violence in administrative expungement appeals of DCFS-indicated findings, inmates who have been sexually assaulted by IDOC correctional officers, and educationally challenged children in matters concerning their right to a public education.

She has also been a mentor in the North America Tax Practice Group’s annual tax mentorship program, held in partnership with the National Black Law Students Association since its inception in 2020. Christina is also a member of the Chicago office’s Hiring Committee and the Firm’s Tax Controversy Steering Committee.

Practice Focus

Christina’s practice encompasses a broad range of tax controversy matters including transfer pricing disputes, refund litigation, and other domestic and international tax disputes. She works with clients across diverse industries, including technology and life sciences.

Representative Legal Matters

Amgen Inc. v. Commissioner, United States Tax Court, Docket No. 16017-21 (multibillion-dollar transfer pricing dispute)
Cross Refined Coal, LLC v. Commissioner, United States Tax Court Docket No. 19502-17 (challenge to claimed section 45 credits)
Successfully represented numerous pro bono clients in administrative hearings and in Chancery Court proceedings against the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services.

Professional Honors

Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Controversy: Tax and Tax Law, Best Lawyers, 2026

Admissions

U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois~United States (2025)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit~United States (2023)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois~United States (2021)
U.S. Tax Court~United States (2019)
Illinois~United States (2018)

Education

University of Chicago Law School (JD) (2018)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BA Sociology and Spanish) (2014)

Co-author, “United States: IRS Pumps Cash into Struggling Dispute Resolution Program,” North America Tax News and Developments, Baker McKenzie, July 2024
Co-presenter, "Best Practices for Maintaining Privilege," Dell Technologies, Inc. & Baker McKenzie Central Texas TEI Tax Workshop, June 2023
Co-presenter, "Key Developments and Trends in Transfer Pricing," TEI Wisconsin, September 2022
Co-author, "Ninth Circuit Holds Mandatory Repatriation Tax is Constitutional," North America Tax News and Developments, Baker McKenzie, July 2022
Co-presenter, "Two Years into the Pandemic: The Impact on Global Tax Controversies," Tax Executive Institute Tax School, Houston, March 2022
Author, "Eleventh Circuit Agrees that the Federal Circuit Effectively Has Control Over All Overpayment Interest Suits," North America Tax News and Developments, Baker McKenzie, July 2021
Co-presenter, "Federal Tax Controversies," CLE Course, ProLawCLE, October 2020

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