Lauren Ferrante
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Counsel
500 West Madison Street
Suite 3700
Chicago Illinois 60611
(P)312-224-1039
(E)LFerrante@ktslaw.com
Industries:Software and Technology, Retail (Traditional and Online), Manufacturing, Professional Services, Financial Services and Banking, Energy and Natural Resources, Consumer Products, Transportation. Logistics, and Distribution, Real Estate & Construction, Telecom, Renewable Energy, Healthcare, Hospitality, Media
Practice Areas:SALT Income Tax Compliance, SALT Due Diligence, Tax Planning and Transaction Structuring, Tax Litigation, Tax Audits, Unclaimed Property & Escheat Services, Payroll Tax, Employment Tax, Personal Property Tax, Credits & Incentives, Gross Receipts and Excise Tax, Voluntary Disclosure, Sales and Use Tax, Withholding Tax, Franchise Tax-State and Local, Income Tax-State and Local, Sales, Property and Excise Tax Compliance, SALT Planning, Controversy, State & Local Tax Audits and Refunds, State & Local Tax Planning, State & Local Tax Planning, Risk Analysis, and M&A Consulting, Appeals and Ruling Requests, Sales and Use Tax, Business & Occupation Tax and other Gross Receipts Taxes, Sales & Use and Gross Receipts Tax Compliance, Income/Franchise Tax
Professional experience

Lauren Ferrante focuses her practice on state and local taxation. She represents clients at all stages of state and local controversy disputes at the audit, administrative, and judicial levels. She also counsels clients on planning, transactional, and compliance matters with respect to various state and local tax issues. In particular, Lauren has extensive experience defending clients against qui tam (False Claims Act) claims filed in the state tax arena. Lauren is a prolific author and speaker on state and local tax matters including apportionment, nexus, and tax procedure as well as other state tax issues.


Professional credentials

  • J.D., University of Illinois College of Law
  • LL.M., Taxation, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
  • Licensed in Illinois

Professional affiliations

  • Independent SALT Alliance
  • Law360, State & Local Tax Authority Editorial Advisory Board (2026)
  • Chicago Bar Association, State and Local Tax Committee (Chair, 2018–2019; Vice Chair, 2017–2018)
  • Institute for Professionals in Taxation (Member, 2018–2019)
  • Tax Notes State, SALT Insights Columnist (2023–2025)

Education

  • Miami University, B.A. (2006), magna cum laude, Honors in History
  • University of Illinois College of Law, J.D. (2009), magna cum laude
  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, LL.M., Taxation (2010), with honors