Simon will cross expertise in tax credit transactions and tax controversies

July 30, 2008 Los Angeles – Stuart Simon, transactional tax specialist, joined Buchalter Nemer this week, focusing his practice on tax, real estate and tax credit transactions. Simon also practices in the tax controversies area as a lawyer and a CPA and holds advanced degrees in business taxation. Simon will be working with the Tax, Business Practices and Real Estate practice groups on the firm’s varied business transactions including historic rehabilitation and new markets tax credit transactions. He also will assist the Litigation Department in its tax controversies practice.

“Stuart brings important technical tax and transactions expertise to the firm’s expanding tax credit transactions practice. Buchalter's transactional tax credit practice services investors, lenders, community development entities and developers nationwide. We are delighted Stuart has chosen to join this growing practice group,” said Michael Williamson, Chair of Buchalter Nemer’s Real Estate and Tax Credit practice group. “Stuart’s background and expertise are an excellent compliment for the high-value add service we provide our clients.

Rich Walton, Of Counsel to the Firm’s Tax Controversy and White Collar Crime practice, sees Mr. Simon as a multi-faceted addition to the Firm’s growing Tax Controversy practice. “Few lawyers can work the transactional side of a deal and effectively represent their clients in high octane disputes with the taxing authorities. Stuart can, and his 30 years of experience in tax controversy and tax planning matters brings a critical wealth of knowledge and sophistication to the Firm’s dynamic tax controversy practice. We are thrilled to have him.”

The firm’s tax group helps clients design, structure and close transactions involving major national corporations as well as midsize companies and wealthy individuals. The tax group has proven expertise working with entrepreneurs, start-ups and closely-held family entities throughout the entire business cycle.

“I was attracted to the firm’s long and deep history with the California business community and its entrepreneurial spirit,” said Simon. “Buchalter Nemer offers me the perfect environment for putting my legal, tax and business skills to work for a great client base.”

Simon earned his J.D. at Loyola University School of Law, his LLM at New York University and his Master’s of Business Taxation at University of Southern California. He is also a licensed CPA in California.

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Buchalter Nemer is a full-service business law firm representing local, regional and national clients in eight major areas of practice and their subspecialties, among them: Bank and Finance, Business Practices, Financial Solutions, Litigation, Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, and Tax and Estate Planning. Buchalter Nemer has offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and Scottsdale. For more information about the firm, visit www.buchalter.com.