Collaborative, strategic tax counsel across global and domestic jurisdictions

Robert Browning develops and implements creative and practical solutions to complex tax problems for individual and corporate clients of all sizes on federal, state, local and international tax matters, including regularly representing them before the IRS, state taxing authorities and in U.S. Tax Court.

Working closely with accountants and other advisors to his clients, he counsels on tax provisions in asset acquisitions, stock acquisitions, transfers of LLC membership interests and overall deal structure, always with an eye on tax-saving strategies.

Rob also represents private equity funds in the formation and management of investment vehicles, and counsels private sponsors in secondary transactions.

Rob represents public and private companies, private equity funds and private sponsors in an array of industries including: 

• Emerging businesses
• Complex real estate transactions
• Formation and management of investment vehicles 
• Renewable energy and low-income housing tax credits
• Real estate investment trusts (REIT) and real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMIC)

Bar Admissions

• California
• District of Columbia
• Missouri

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., with honors, 1999)
  • Taxation

• Pepperdine Caruso School of Law (J.D., 1998)

• The University of Utah (B.A., 1994)