Representative Experience
Pass-through entity structuring and taxation (partnerships, limited liability companies and S-corporations)
Real estate taxation (including like-kind exchanges and reverse exchanges)
Complex merger and acquisition transactions
IPO and public/private debt and stock offerings
Employment termination matters – tax considerations
General corporate and individual tax matters
Publications and Presentations
Published numerous articles on partnership tax matters for BNA’s Corporate Tax and Business Planning Review, CCH’s Journal of Passthrough Entities, and the NYU Federal Tax Institute
Frequent national and local speaker on federal income tax and limited liability company issues
Memberships and Activities
American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
- Chair, Partnerships and LLCs Committee 2006-2007
- Formerly, Chair, Subcommittee on Continuing Legal Education
- Formerly, Vice-Chair, Subcommittee on Contributions and Distributions
Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Member, Washington State Bar Association
Advisory Board, BNA’s Corporate Tax and Business Planning Review
Director, Attorney-CPA Tax Clinic
Past Chair, Seattle Tax Group
Honors
Named as a “Leader in His Field” by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2006
Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America,” in Tax Law by Woodward/White
Selected to "Super Lawyers," Washington Law & Politics
Listed as a “Top Lawyer” in Seattle Magazine
Education
LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1987
J.D., cum laude, University of Houston School of Law, 1984
- Order of the Coif
- Order of the Barons
B.B.A., Accounting, Boise State University, 1981
