Jeremy Schirra

Practice Areas

Jeremy Schirra is Chair of the Real Estate Finance Practice Group, where he advises developers, private equity funds, lenders, investors, syndicators, businesses, and nonprofit organizations on sophisticated transactions at the intersection of real estate, finance, tax-incentivized development, and private equity. A rare dual-qualified attorney and Certified Public Accountant, Jeremy combines legal, financial, and transactional insight to structure complex, business-driven deals across the country.

Jeremy’s practice spans complex real estate development, joint ventures, capital raises, commercial lending, portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, and broader corporate and transactional matters. He regularly represents clients in multi-layered financing transactions involving institutional capital, public incentives, and intricate partnership structures.

He is particularly recognized for his experience structuring transactions involving federal and state tax incentive programs, including New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs), Historic Tax Credits (HTCs), Opportunity Zone investments (OZs), Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs), and other economic development incentives. His work frequently involves coordinating sophisticated financing arrangements designed to maximize project viability while aligning investor, developer, lender, and community objectives.

Clients value Jeremy for delivering commercially focused, technically rigorous counsel on highly structured and capital-intensive transactions. Drawing on prior experience as a Fortune 500 auditor and consultant, he provides practical, strategic guidance that reflects both legal precision and financial sophistication.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Columbus Bar Association, Ohio Society of CPAs

Publications

Author, "The Last Word: A Look At Incentives," Business Facilities, July 2024; Ohio Opportunity Zones Receive a Boost and Greater Flexibility, CPA Voice, March/April 2023; Co-Author, “2021: The Year of the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority?,” Dickinson Wright Energy Blog, May 2021; Author, “One Step Closer to Opening the Tax Credit Application Window: Ohio DSA Publishes Proposed Administrative Code Sections to Transformational Mixed Use Development (TMUD) Tax Credit,” Dickinson Wright Industry Alert, April 2021; Opportunity Zone Funds vs. 1031 Exchanges: Pros and Cons, CPA Voice, September/October 2020

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