Daniel R McKeithen

Practice Areas

Danny advises clients on federal tax planning and controversies, real estate structuring and transactions, partnerships, fund formations, and inbound and outbound direct investments. He counsels both public and private REITs, including clients that use these structures in the timber and forest products industry.

In the corporate area, Danny structures taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, liquidations, recapitalizations, and spin-offs and other distributions. His clients include large multinationals, as well as closely-held companies of all sizes, including several large S corporations. Danny provides counsel on the full range of corporate tax issues, including the detailed rules governing the carryover and use of net operating losses and other tax attributes, the special tax rules applicable in bankruptcy and out-of-court workout situations, and the complex issues that arise in transactions among affiliated and related parties.

Danny also counsels timberland investment management organizations in forming private timberland investment funds and joint ventures to own timberlands. In representing buyers, sellers, and lenders, Danny understands the tax issues involved in timber transactions and has the experience to structure acquisition and finance transactions to meet his clients’ goals.

Additionally, Danny’s practice includes obtaining private letter rulings from the IRS for clients on novel transactional issues.