We advise clients on minimizing potential tax liabilities on corporate acquisitions, dispositions, leveraged buy-outs, redemptions, liquidations and dissolutions. We are also involved in S corporation, limited liability company and partnership transactions including formations, dispositions and restructurings.

Typical Projects

• Structuring domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and corporate restructurings.
• Structuring corporate, limited liability company and partnership organizations in the U.S. and offshore.
• Structuring corporate redemptions and restructurings.
• Structuring compensation plans for employees including stock options, partnership equity options and carried interests.
• Corporate transactions under audit by the Internal Revenue Service.
• Structuring asset and stock acquisitions and dispositions to minimize tax impact on buyers and sellers.
• Drafting tax opinions for corporate transactions.
• Drafting and processing ruling requests involving corporate transactions before the National Office of the Internal Revenue Service.
• Performing tax due diligence for prospective buyers of C corporations, S corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships.
• Providing advice regarding the federal consolidated return rules.
• Representing taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and the Courts.