About

Provided by Holland & Knight LLP

  • Domestic oil and gas tax and tax transactions; private equity fund formations; portfolio company structuring and transactions; structuring of energy investments for investors; renewable energy; frac sand mining and operations; pipeline and terminal facilities; water disposal and delivery; natural resource production payments; and NPI planning.
  • International transactional planning and structuring, compliance, audits, and litigation; focus on sophisticated transnational planning, including joint ventures, cross-border funding, corporate restructurings, inbound investment in U.S. energy and real estate, and energy and construction projects, such as the representation of foreign investors and foreign companies and individuals migrating to the United States.
  • Sophisticated planning techniques for nonprofit organizations and their fiduciaries in areas such as governance and responsible stewardship of charitable assets as well as the representation of leading foreign charities in the United States.
  • Tax controversy and litigation, including IRS audits, protest letters, and position papers contesting tax adjustments and penalties, administrative proceedings, assessment appeals, federal and state tax refund and deficiency litigation, disputes concerning foreign companies and their U.S. affiliates, and estate and gift tax disputes, including the valuation of closely held and family businesses.
  • State tax advice and planning for entity formations, operations, and exit events.

Chambers Review

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Tax: Litigation - Texas

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What the Team is Known For

Holland & Knight LLP is an acclaimed tax practice noted for its high-quality counsel to companies in the energy sector, as well as private equity funds. It possesses substantial resources, enabling the team to advise on private and public transactions, in addition to representing clients in high-stakes tax controversy cases. The firm is frequently called upon to provide guidance on international tax planning matters and has additional capability to deal with a range of partnership issues.

Work Highlights

  • Holland & Knight represented ExxonMobil in a multimillion-dollar federal income tax case relating to its partnership with the state of Qatar to develop the North Field natural gas site.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Emily A Parker
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Emily A Parker
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Senior Statespeople
Emily Parker is a prominent tax litigator who is particularly experienced in working with clients from the petroleum industry. Her leading practice covers IRS audits and appeals, among a host of other matters.

Emily Parker is a legend in this space.

Mary A McNulty
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Mary A McNulty
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Band 1

Mary McNulty is highly acclaimed for representing large clients, both domestic and international, in complex IRS tax disputes. She is an expert in federal tax issues and has notable experience in partnership matters.

Mary is a dedicated tax attorney who provided us with great legal advice on litigation involving multiple layers of nuanced tax issues.

Mary is relentless, no loose ends are left and she ties up the whole deal.

Lee Meyercord
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Lee Meyercord
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Band 3

Lee Meyercord successfully represents all manner of clients including airlines, petrochemical companies and investment firms. Her experience includes IRS audits, appeals and federal income tax litigation. She also advises clients on the tax elements of mergers and acquisitions.

Lee Meyercord is a fabulous tax attorney and very knowledgeable.

Lee has been great at keeping things moving and keeping us abreast. We wouldn't be able to do any of this without her.

She is always interested in the business implications and very quick to be creative with solutions.

Lee is a very talented tax attorney with a knack for communicating complicated tax issues in a simple manner.

Lee was a fantastic partner to us. She delivered personal expertise as well as managing her team to effectively serve our needs and generate a great outcome.

Roger D Aksamit
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Roger D Aksamit
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Band 4

Roger Aksamit is noted for his skill in acting on tax issues in connection with transactions in the oil and gas space, as well as advising large investment funds on M&A work.

Roger is a fantastic tax guy who is innovative and does a great job.

He's very good and works very efficiently.

Ranked Lawyers at
Holland & Knight LLP

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Texas

Tax

Roger D Aksamit
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Roger D Aksamit
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Band 4
Tax: Litigation

Emily A Parker
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Emily A Parker
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Senior Statespeople
Mary A McNulty
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Mary A McNulty
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Band 1
Lee Meyercord
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Lee Meyercord
3
Band 3

Members

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Abbey B. Garber

Brandon L. Bloom

David M. Rosenberg

Denise Mudigere

John R. Cohn

Lee Meyercord

Mark A. Melton

Neely P. Munnerlyn

Sarah W. Marks

Todd Keator

Head of Department

Tyree Collier

Industries

Provided by Holland & Knight LLP

Energy

Nonprofits

Oil & Gas

Private Equity

Transportation

frac sand mining and operations