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Sarah Ritchey Haradon

Partner

555 17th Street, Suite 3200, Denver, CO 80202
P 303.295.8044
OVERVIEW

Sarah’s pragmatic approach to solving complex tax issues helps both companies and individuals achieve optimal tax efficiency in their business operations.

She is an essential member of the firm’s corporate, merger and acquisition, fund formation, master limited partnership, and real estate deal teams. Sarah also counsels clients on renewable energy tax credit and low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) projects and funds.

Sarah represents companies and individuals in proceedings against the Internal Revenue Service, including in the United States Tax Court.

She speaks at a national level and has published frequently on the topics of partnerships, opportunity zones and renewable energy tax incentives. Additionally, Sarah is a vice-chair of the Partnerships Committee for the ABA Tax Section.

EXPERIENCE

Experience

  • Transaction structuring
  • M&A tax advice
  • Tax credit qualification advice and opinions
  • Opportunity Zones
  • Choice of entity
  • Equity compensation
  • Master Limited Partnerships – acquisition, offerings, drop-downs, and qualifying income issues
PRACTICES

Practices

Tax and Benefits
Income Tax
Multifamily and Affordable Housing Development
Fund Formation
Investment Management
Institutional Investors
Tax Controversy
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)
INDUSTRIES

Industries

Real Estate and Construction
Electric Power
Oil and Gas
Food, Beverage, and Consumer Products
Outdoor Recreation
Cannabis
NEWS AND INSIGHTS

News

250 Holland & Hart Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers®, 08/18/2022
Holland & Hart Represents TalentReef in Acquisition by Mitratech, 08/15/2022
Holland & Hart Receives 106 Individual and 39 Practice Rankings in Chambers USA 2022, 06/01/2022
Holland & Hart Attorneys Named to 2022 Colorado Super Lawyers, 03/04/2022
Holland & Hart Represents Graham Group Ltd. in Acquisition of Milender White Inc., 09/15/2021
Holland & Hart Represents Infomedia in its Acquisition of SimplePart, 06/04/2021
Holland & Hart Represents FINEOS Corporation in Acquisition of Spraoi, 05/21/2021
Holland & Hart Attorneys and Practices Ranked in 2021 Chambers USA, 05/20/2021
Holland & Hart Advises Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates in its Sale to Compass, Inc., 05/11/2021
Holland & Hart Represents Century Gaming Technologies in Pending Acquisition by Accel Entertainment, 03/10/2021
Holland & Hart Attorneys Named to 2021 Colorado Super Lawyers, 03/09/2021
Holland & Hart Represents ActiveProspect in its Acquisition of LeadsBridge, 02/24/2021
Holland & Hart Advises FINEOS Corporation in its Acquisition of Limelight Health, 08/19/2020
Sarah Ritchey Haradon Quoted in Law360 Tax Authority's "IRS Urged To Narrow Carbon Capture Equipment Definition", 08/05/2020
Holland & Hart Attorneys and Practices Ranked in 2020 Chambers USA, 04/23/2020
Holland & Hart Attorneys Named to the 2020 Colorado Super Lawyers List, 03/13/2020
Fifteen Attorneys Elected to Holland & Hart's Partnership, 01/01/2020
ServiceCore Closes Financing Transaction to Accelerate Industry Growth, 10/14/2019
Roaring Fork Wind Closes Sale of Maverick Creek Wind Project , 08/19/2019
Sarah Ritchey Haradon Named ABA Tax Section Nolan Fellow, 05/16/2019
Kokopelli Outdoor, Inc. Closes Financing Transaction to Further Innovative Production, 04/15/2019
Strategic Growth Investment in Tax Guard Expands Business Offerings, 04/18/2018
Sarah Ritchey Haradon Quoted in Law360 article "5 Changes in Partnership Audit Rules You May Have Missed", 4/6/2018
Juniper Unmanned, Inc. Set to Accelerate With Financing Closing , 04/03/2018
Holland & Hart Attorneys Listed in 2018 Colorado Super Lawyers Magazine, 03/26/2018
BASE Education Advances Cutting-Edge Curricula with Financing Transaction , 03/12/2018
Truckee Gaming Expands with Acquisition of Three Northern Nevada Casinos, 01/19/2018
Sarah Ritchey Haradon Quoted in Law360 article "IRS Floats Tiered Partnership Rules Under New Audit Regime", 12/19/2017

Publications

"Inflation Reduction Act – Renewable Energy Components," Co-Author, 08/16/2022
"Carbon Capture Tax Credit Ruling Issued," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 07/21/2021
"IRS Extends Continuity Safe Harbor for Renewable Energy Tax Credit Projects," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 07/21/2021
"IRS Notice 2021-10 Providing COVID Relief for Opportunity Zone Investments," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 01/20/2021
"Congress Passes Energy Tax Credit Extenders," Co-Author, 12/23/2020
"ABA Tax Section Offers Comments on Proposed Carried Interest Regs," Tax Notes, Co-Author, 10/05/2020
"Deferred Payroll Taxes – What You Should Know," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 08/12/2020
"IRS Releases Notice 2020-39 Providing Opportunity Zone Investments," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 06/08/2020
"Extensions for Renewable Energy Projects," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 05/29/2020
"CARES Act: Guidance on Tax Relief for Real Estate Businesses," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 04/21/2020
"Real Estate Tax Deadlines Extended for Opportunity Zones, Low-Income Housing Credit, and Like-Kind Exchanges," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 04/15/2020
"IRS Publishes Guidance on the Carbon Capture Tax Credit," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 02/28/2020
"Taxpayer-Favorable Final Opportunity Zone Regulations Issued," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 01/10/2020
"Qualified Opportunity Zones: The Good, the Better and the Not So Bad," Journal of Passthrough Entities, Co-Author, 11/2019-12/2019
"Comments on Proposed Regulations Regarding Investments in Qualified Opportunity Funds Under Section 1400Z-2," submitted on behalf of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation, Co-Author, 07/2019
"Colorado's Advanced Industry Investment Tax Credit: Reducing the Risk of Investing in Colorado Startups," Co-Author, 06/25/2019
"Qualified Opportunity Zones: Some Answers; More Questions," Journal of Passthrough Entities, 06/15/2019
"Second Set of Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations Contain Plethora of Guidance," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 04/25/2019
"Recent Developments & Observations: To Aggregate or Disaggregate – That is the (199A) Question," Journal of Passthrough Entities, Co-Author, 01/2019-02/2019
"Proposed Regulations Provide Some Clarity for Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 10/26/2018
"Recent Developments & Observations: Qualified Opportunity Zones – A Boon with Uncertainty," Journal of Passthrough Entities, Co-Author, 09/2018-10/2018
"New Opportunity Zones Provide Tax Investment Advantages," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 07/11/2018
"Recent Developments & Observations: New Loss Limitation and Taxation of Foreign-Held Partnerships Raise Many Questions," Journal of Passthrough Entities, Co-Author, 05/2018-06/2018
"Recent Developments & Observations: The New Partnership Audit Rules are Even Scarier Than you Thought They Were," Journal of Passthrough Entities, Co-Author, 01/2018-02/2018

Speaking Engagements

"Fundamentals of Production and Investment Tax Credits For Wind and Solar Projects," 2022 Holland & Hart Wyoming Tax Conference, 05/19/2022
"Partnership Debt Allocations," 2021 Holland & Hart Tax Conference, 12/07/2021
"Sub Chapter K/Partnership Update," TEI Denver Chapter Federal Tax Day , 11/03/2021
"Partnership Debt Allocations in the New "Risk of Loss" World," Southern Federal Tax Institute, 10/26/2021
"The Fundamentals of Carbon Sequestration Tax Credits," Holland & Hart 2021 Wyoming Tax Conference, 05/26/2021
"How to Navigate a Sinking Partner-Ship," Holland & Hart 2020 Tax Conference, 12/16/2020
"What Keeps You Up at Night? Practical Ethics for In-House Tax Professionals," Tax Executives Institute, Denver Chapter, 12/09/2020
"S Corporations: Update on Second Class of Stock Issues," Panelist, ABA Tax Section: Virtual 2020 May Tax Meeting, 06/24/2020
"CARES Act and Partnerships: Navigating Time-Sensitive Issues and Refund Opportunities," ABA Tax Section webinar, 05/05/2020
"Opportunity Zones 101," Opportunity Zone Summit of Northern Nevada, 03/19/2019
"S Corporation Recent Developments," Federal Bar Association Tax Law Conference, Washington, D.C., 03/08/2019
"New IRC Section 199A and Qualified Business Income," Southern Federal Tax Institute, 10/22/2018
"Code Section 199A," Fall Meeting, ABA Tax Section, Atlanta, GA, 10/05/2018
"S Corporation Recent Developments," Federal Bar Association Tax Law Conference, 03/09/2018
EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS

Education

Georgetown University Law Center
LL.M., Taxation, 2010
  • Dean's List With Distinction
Northwestern University School of Law
J.D., 2006
  • cum laude
Georgetown University
B.A., 2002
  • Economics and Government
  • magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

Colorado

Court Admissions

U.S. Tax Court
RECOGNITION

Recognition

  • Chambers USA, Tax, 2020-2022
  • The Best Lawyers in America©, Tax Law, 2023
  • Colorado Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Tax, 2018, 2020-2022
  • American Bar Association, Section of Taxation Nolan Fellowship, 2019-2020
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

Professional and Civic Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Partnerships and LLCs Committee, Vice Chair
  • Colorado Bar Association, Member
  • Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center, Board Member
  • Future Tax Leaders, Member
  • Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Leadership Arts Alumni
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