BakerHostetler’s non-contentious tax offering, primarily operating from the firm’s Washington DC and Cleveland offices, covers a broad range of transactions, including tax credit financings, with particular strength in the real estate sector. Jeffrey Paravano leads the firmwide tax group in Washington DC. John Lehrer, also in DC, advises public and private companies on tax-free and taxable corporate and partnership transactions, including mergers, spin-offs, joint ventures, and restructurings. Alexander Szilvas in Cleveland has deep experience and specializes in real estate transactions. He co-chairs the firm’s tax credit finance team alongside Nathan Ware, also in Cleveland, who focuses on tax planning as well as structuring tax-advantaged investments in the project finance space. Alexander Reid and Matthew Elkin in Washington DC advise tax-exempt organizations.
Key clients
- The Levin Group, Inc.
- The Millennia Companies
- Oak Tree Holdings
Work highlights
- Representing The Levin Group, Inc in connection with its approximately $33.5 million rehabilitation of the largest vacant property in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, into 60 affordable residential units and approximately 31,000 square feet of commercial space.
- Represented Ingevity Corporation in its acquisition of privately-owned Ozark Materials, LLC and Ozark Logistics, LLC in an all-cash transaction valued at $325 million.
- Represented TransDigm Group Inc., a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, systems and subsystems for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft, in its acquisition of Calspan Corp.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jeff Paravano