Thomas W Ford Jr

Tom's practice includes extensive experience in the federal income taxation of business transactions and business entities, including formations, mergers, securities offerings and operations of, and asset "drop-downs" to publicly traded "master limited partnerships" (over 55 MLP IPOs); joint ventures and dispositions of interests therein; formation and operation of private equity partnerships, including issuance of equity to management; mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs of corporations; acquisition, ownership, exploration, development and disposition of oil and gas and other mineral interests; royalty trusts; real estate investment trusts; and financially troubled entities, including financial institutions.