Allen P. Ashley

Finance; Investment Management and Funds; Real Estate Capital Markets; Tax

Allen Ashley concentrates his practice in the areas of US federal income taxation and the laws affecting business entities.

Allen represents publicly-traded and privately-held multinational corporations and privately-held real estate funds. He is experienced in a broad range of business-related US federal income tax matters, including advising clients with respect to the tax aspects of domestic and international corporate acquisitions, dispositions and other reorganizations (including those involving publicly-traded corporations and REITs); capital market transactions; joint ventures; acquisition, ownership and disposition of real estate; intercompany transfer pricing and general tax planning.

Allen advises clients with respect to the formation of private real estate funds (including those established as REITs) and real estate-related joint ventures. His experience includes representing such funds in negotiations with prospective and existing investors, joint venture partners and providing guidance with respect to investments in general.

Allen’s experience also includes advising clients with respect to a variety of matters related to intercompany transfer pricing, including establishing and restructuring of intercompany transfer pricing policies, preparing intercompany transfer pricing studies and representing clients with respect to controversies with tax authorities related to intercompany transfer pricing.