Nicole Bouchard chairs the tax practice at Brown Rudnick LLP, which is active in various corporate tax and restructuring matters for clients in the technology, financial services, and transportation sectors. In New York, Bouchard excels at handling Chapter 11 proceedings and is involved in the bankruptcy cases of Purdue Pharma, BlockFi, and Coach USA. In Washington DC, Peter Farrell focuses on federal taxation whilst New York’s Kevin Brown excels at handling M&A deals and matters pertaining to employee benefits and executive compensation.
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- 'I have worked with their tax people on bankruptcy trust and related matters. Their knowledge is awesome, their work product excellent, and I have found them to be user friendly.'
Key clients
- BlockFi: Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Crypto Company
- BlockFi: Wind-Down Debtors and Plan Administrator of Crypto Company
- LS Technologies- Provider of Technology Services to the Aerospace Industry
- Thunder Power Holdings- Hong Kong-based EV Auto Manufacturer
- David Handler - Former Partner at Centerview Partners
- Queensgate Investments- A Real Estate Investor
- Pennant Park- An Investment Advisor
- SSCP Asset Management d/b/a Snapbox Self Storage
- Trustee of the PG&E Fire Victim Trust
- Eric D. Green, Special Master and Trustee of Restitution
Work highlights
Advising on the complex tax aspects of crypto-platform BlockFi’s Chapter 11 case and post-confirmation wind down.
Advising on the plan structure and creditor recoveries for the Ad Hoc Committee of consenting Governmental & Other Contingent Litigation Claimants in the bankruptcy cases of Purdue Pharma.
Advised Thunder Power Holdings, a Hong Kong-based premium electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, in complex cross-border tax issues and extensive negotiation with SPAC tax counsel to achieve the desired results in its $400 million merger with Feutune Light Acquisition, a publicly traded SPAC.
Lawyers
Practice head
Nicole Bouchard
Other key lawyers
Peter Farrell
Kevin Brown
Barbara Kelly