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R David Wheat

R David Wheat

USA 2026

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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
 Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Tax

Texas

21 years ranked

About

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USA

Practice Areas

David has over 30 years of transactional tax experience. David’s practice focuses on corporate tax, mergers and acquisition tax, financings, workouts and restructuring, and transactions involving partnerships and LLCs. He provides clients with transactional planning and structuring advice, document preparation, and preparation of tax opinions on federal and state tax implications of business transactions.

Career

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2018-present. Principal, Washington National Tax practice, KPMG LLP, 2016–2018. Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP, 1989–2016.

Personal

New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1989. Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1988. Louisiana State University, B.S., 1985.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Tax - Texas

Band 1
Individual Editorial

David Wheat is a leading practitioner who is the first port of call for many clients with tax questions arising during all types of large corporate transactions, including stock transfers and M&A.

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Strengths

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  • David is an encyclopedia of transactional tax.

    TaxChambers Guide to the USA

  • David is a really fantastic tax lawyer with lots of experience. He's very easy to work with collaboratively.

    TaxChambers Guide to the USA

  • David Wheat is an expert practitioner; he has extreme depth in his practice and can explain things in plain English.

    TaxChambers Guide to the USA

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