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Senior attorney in Tax and Energy Groups of major international law firm, providing counsel to clients principally in the electric and gas industries. Lead counsel to developers of largest ground mounted photovoltaic electric generating facilities in three states (NJ, PA and MA). Duties included negotiation of EPC Agreements, Interconnection Agreements, Land Lease Agreements, Acquisition Agreements, SREC Purchase and Sale Agreements and Net Metering Agreements. Lead tax counsel to "tax equity" investors in wind powered electric generating facilities valued in excess of $400 million. Duties included drafting tax allocation and cash distribution provisions in LLC Agreement, and negotiation of tax sharing agreements to monetize tax benefits.

Managed legal support for all business units of "merchant" owner and operator of electric generating power plants, including Power Plant Operations, Accounting and Finance, and Human Resources. Oversight and management of: (i) EH&S; (ii) Regulatory and Legal Compliance; (iii) Corporate Secretary; and (iv) Risk Management functions.

Senior tax and corporate counsel for a major publicly-traded utility. Directed federal, state, local and foreign tax planning for all major sales, mergers, acquisitions and new ventures, including tax advantaged investments (e.g., leveraged leases, renewable energy and low-income housing). Coordinated all legal services for Con Edison's largest unregulated subsidiary, including contract negotiations, litigation support, and Corporate Secretary functions.

Transaction-based practice with an emphasis on real estate, partnership and international taxation. Also included significant experience with tax exempt organizations.

Major Wall St. law firm tax practice with emphasis in areas of mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, bankruptcy reorganizations, and dispute resolution with taxing authorities.

Sophisticated estate tax planning, and income tax planning primarily for high net worth individuals and their businesses, trusts and estates.

Llm, Taxation

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Prentice Hall Student Award in Taxation

Bs (Magna Cum Laude), Accounting