Mr Amit Kalra > Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
321 North Clark Street
32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
ILLINOIS
United States
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Work Department

Tax

Position

Amit Kalra, PC is a partner in the Tax, Employee Benefits and Trusts and Estates Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin’s Chicago office.

Amit concentrates his practice on tax controversy and partnership taxation, with an emphasis on partnerships and pass-through entities that own and operate assets entitled to significant federal income tax benefits.

Amit is frequently involved in the structuring and formation of partnerships that own and operate alternative energy resources. His experience includes the pricing of partnership investments through the preparation of pro forma economic models that incorporate relevant federal income tax assumptions and constraints to accurately determine the expected after-tax return on a partnership investment. Amit is also actively involved in the emerging market for financing other alternative energy resources, including: ethanol, biodiesel, biomass, solar and fuel cell facilities. His partnership practice includes all forms of direct investments in partnerships and pass-through entities, including private equity fund formation and investment. In addition, he counsels clients in private equity and venture capital portfolio investments.

Amit represents clients before the IRS Appeals Office on numerous federal income taxation issues, including the defense of purported tax shelters and their related penalties, the characterization of true lease transactions, the tax consequences of complex debt workouts and the treatment of sophisticated financial products.

Education

J.D., University of Chicago, 1997, cum laude

B.S., Washington University, 1994

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Energy > Renewable/alternative power

Assisting project developers, financing providers, and infrastructure investors with transactional, real estate, and regulatory matters, the energy, infrastructure, and project finance team at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is recognized in the US renewable and alternative energy market for its breadth of practice. The department has wide-ranging expertise spanning structuring, financing, and taxation, as well as commodity hedging, disputes, and project acquisitions and divestitures, among other areas. With broad capabilities and experience handling high-value and high-profile matters, the team continues to attract new clients to its extensive roster, comprised of notable names from the financial services, renewable energy, and public sectors including the likes of the California Wind Energy Association and EDF Renewables. Heading up the practice in Chicago is Katherine Gillespie who stands out for her aptitude in debt transactions, tax equity partnership flip deals, and lease financings. Anthony Toranto leads the group in San Diego and concentrates on acquisitions, dispositions, and development, alongside financing and leasing transactions. On the tax front, Chicago’s Amit Kalra is the main contact, while San Francisco-based Christine Hourcade-Hoefliger focuses on cross-border acquisitions and sales.