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Thomas Popplewell

Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner

Career

Tom focuses on real estate income tax matters, structuring and implementation of U.S. and international asset securitization and mergers and acquisitions of corporations. He also advises clients on Texas taxes, and on federal income taxation issues and their impact on partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, S corporations, real estate investment trusts, fund formations, hedging and other derivatives, bankruptcy matters, renewable energy, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securitization and REMICs. In these matters Tom often represents pension fund advisors, tax-exempt organizations, real estate investment trusts, private equity firms and hedge funds.

Memberships

State Bar of Texas American Bar Association Member, Financial Transactions Committee of Tax Section Member of Asset Securitization Subcommittee Member, NAREIT

Education

JD, 1982, summa cum laude, University of Houston Law Center, Order of the Barons, Houston Law Review Master of Accounting, 1975, Rice University BS, 1974, magna cum laude, Chemical Engineering, Rice University