The ‘extremely responsive’ tax team at McGuireWoods LLP splits its focus between private equity work, M&A, and energy matters, led by Gerald Thomas in Atlanta. Thomason structures transactions and acquisitions in a tax-efficient way for clients predominantly in real estate, private equity, and technology sectors. Durham McCormick advises on tax credits and treasury grants, boasting a strong track record in the renewable energy sector. Other key figures in the practice include Sabrina Conyers in Charlotte and Craig Bell in Richmond.
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‘The McGuireWoods team is extremely responsive and has expertise in a lot of useful subject matters.’
‘Gerald Thomas is fantastic. He is extremely responsive, knowledgeable in tax matters, and goes above and beyond in serving clients. ’
Key clients
- Novant Health Inc
- Cleveland Bio Labs
- Dominion Energy
- NiSource
- Geneva Glen Capital
- Central States Dermatology Services, LLC
- Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
- CEI Vision Partners
- Alliance Source Testing, LLC
- Pleatco LLC
Work highlights
Represented NiSource in the extremely complex tax aspects of its $2.4 billion sale of a 19.9% equity interest in NIPSCO, Indiana's largest vertically integrated electric and gas distribution company, to an affiliate of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners.
Representation of Assured Healthcare Partners, an independent healthcare investment management firm, in the sophisticated tax planning aspects of its recapitalization of Pharma Logistics, a full-service reverse distributor of pharmaceutical products with complete pharmaceutical return services.
Lawyers
Practice head
Gerald V. Thomas II
Other key lawyers
Sabrina Conyers; Craig Bell; Durham McCormick