Craig Springfield has been a partner with Davis & Harman LLP since 1998. His federal tax advisory practice focuses on the taxation of life insurance, annuities, long-term care insurance, accelerated death benefits, health insurance and other insurance products. Craig frequently represents insurance companies to obtain private letter rulings and other forms of guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury. He also has extensive experience working with clients to obtain closing agreements that address various compliance issues, including under sections 7702 and 7702A of the Code and for failures to satisfy withholding and reporting obligations. Craig has worked on various legislative matters, e.g., the tax treatment of long-term care insurance combination products and the Medicaid rules governing qualified state long-term care insurance partnerships.