John Lehrer provides federal income tax advice focused on domestic and cross-border mergers, business acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, spin-offs and tax-free reorganizations. He focuses his practice on the overall corporate structuring (domestic and international) of taxable and tax-free transactions; corporate divisions under IRC Section 355; liquidations; shareholder redemptions; entity selection; basis and E&P calculations; deemed asset purchases; tax due diligence; corporate loss limitation studies (IRC Section 382); the overall tax aspects of bankruptcy and workouts; and the consolidated return regulations. He represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service with respect to private letter rulings and all aspects of dispute resolution, including responses to preliminary information requests, assistance with the audit process and representation in matters before the IRS Appeals Division.
John serves as the Tax group coordinator for the firm’s DC office. He frequently lectures on various tax topics at seminars and institutes around the country.