R David Wheat
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Tax
Band 1
About
Provided by R David Wheat
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.
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