The firm’s corporate and partnership tax practice is an integral part of our representation of business clients. We have broad experience in federal, state and international taxation, including handling the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, real estate ventures, LLCs and partnerships, financings, workouts, municipal bonds, and audits and tax litigation. We serve as tax counsel to individuals in a variety of businesses and professions and represent a large number of tax-exempt entities.
The following is a representative list of the tax areas in which we practice:
- Stock and asset acquisitions
- Tax-free mergers and reorganizations
- Structuring LLCs and partnerships
- Buyout, venture capital and other investment funds
- Choice-of-entity analysis
- Like-kind exchanges
- Structuring financings
- Financial instruments
- Debt workouts
- Executive compensation, including stock options, other incentive compensation, and dealing with limitations on deductions
- State taxation
- Organizing and advising tax-exempt entities and obtaining 501(c)(3) determination rulings
- Tax-exempt bonds, including financings for governmental units, exempt hospitals and educational institutions, and exempt facilities
- International taxation
- Family partnerships, including gifting and valuation issues
- Obtaining private letter rulings
- Tax audits, litigation, and other controversies
- Structuring litigation settlements
- General tax planning