M&A and Corporate Reorganizations
We provide tax planning for hundreds of merger and acquisition transactions. These transactions involve businesses in virtually all industries located in the Mountain West, throughout the United States, and throughout the world.
International
We counsel U.S. companies on the U.S. tax aspects of their international operations. We also routinely structure inbound investments by foreign persons in businesses and real estate located in the Mountain West and throughout the United States.
Tax Disputes
We successfully resolve tax disputes with the IRS and with state and local taxing authorities throughout our seven-state region and, when necessary, we aggressively advocate our clients' positions in litigation in the appropriate administrative forums and courts.
Executive Compensation, and other Employment Related Taxes and Benefits
We advise on corporate stock option plans, phantom stock, deferred compensation plans, equity compensation plans in LLCs and partnerships, and, employment taxes. We can also provide documentation and advice on other tax-advantaged employee benefits such as cafeteria and other fringe benefits, qualified retirement plans and medical benefits.
State and Local
Our fifteen offices throughout seven states in the Mountain West uniquely position us to advise and represent our clients in state and local tax matters throughout our seven-state region. Several of our tax lawyers focus their practices on the representation of our clients in state and local tax matters.
Real Estate and Workouts
We structure and provide advice on Section 1031 exchanges, capital asset verses deal property characterization, tax implications of work-outs and restructurings, REIT transactions, conservation easements and structures which minimize both tax and non-tax liability exposure.
Renewable Energy
We have served as tax counsel on the structuring and financing of wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and biofuel projects, including advising regarding the availability and applicability of the production tax credit, the investment tax credit and the Treasury ITC grants in traditional, flip, PAYGO and prepaid PPA structures.
Fund Formation
We represent venture capital, private equity, real estate, oil & gas and hedge funds at formation and throughout their life cycle. We assist with considering all pertinent tax issues with the fund structure, the investments and investor relations, as well as the partnership and LLC issues encountered by these funds.
Low Income Housing
We serve as counsel to developers and investors in LIHTC projects and provide advice at and prior to the initial credit application, carryover application and final allocation stages. We provide advice throughout the life of these projects, including dispositions and recapture events.
Extractive Industries
We regularly advise on the tax consequences of oil and gas farm-outs, tax partnerships, Section 1031 exchanges, drilling funds and mining operations, including the purchase and sale of mines and leasing transactions.
MLPs
We served as tax counsel to the issuer in an MLP IPO, tax counsel to the largest equity holder in a combination of public corporation and a public MLP, and tax counsel to an MLP in a debt securities offering.
ESOPs
We counsel both ESOP-owned corporations and ESOP fiduciaries in the design and implementation of leveraged buy-outs, redemptions, corporate stock repurchases, and private equity transactions. We represent ESOP-owned corporations ranging from several dozen employees to several thousand employees.
Private Client and Wealth Transfer
We provide comprehensive representation on estate planning and wealth management matters to individuals and families, estates and trusts, family offices, closely-held businesses, foundations, and individual and corporate fiduciaries in the United States and internationally. Our practice is focused on representing some of the wealthiest families in the United States.
LLCs and Other Alternative Entities
We are nationally recognized for our work in the areas of limited liability companies and partnerships. We are consulted nationally on both tax and non-tax aspects of unincorporated business entities in a wide variety of capacities including financial arrangements, governance, statutory and agreement interpretation, and fiduciary duties.
U.S. Customs and Import/Export Compliance
We counsel clients on a variety of issues related to customs entry and clearance, import valuation and classification, post entry adjustments, duty preference programs, and export licensing. We regularly assist international clients with the various aspects of compliance with U.S. import and export laws and regulations.