Jay Adams is a partner in the Tax Practice Group and leader of the state and local tax team. Through partnering with his clients, Adams has developed a broad knowledge of the energy, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation and retail industries that allows him to provide comprehensive and cost-effective advice in those areas.

Bill Backstrom is a partner and leader of Jones Walker’s Tax Practice Group. For more than 35 years, he has focused on state and local tax matters in Louisiana and on a multistate basis. Backstrom provides comprehensive, practical and solution-focused tax guidance to a broad range of business enterprises. Known for the quality of his counsel, his commitment to client service, and his ability to explain sophisticated issues in clear terms – particularly with respect to Louisiana’s highly complex state and local tax system – Backstrom is recognized as a go-to tax attorney for clients with interests and operations across the region and nationally.