Matthew S. Parkin, LL.M.
Special Counsel
1000 SW Broadway, Suite 1400
Portland, Oregon 97205
503.227.1111 Main
503.243.1685 Direct
Practice Areas
Overview
Matt Parkin has a corporate transactional and federal income tax practice focused primarily on business transactions, tax litigation and controversy, as well as on the taxation of non-profit/exempt organizations. His business transactional practice includes advising clients on the corporate and tax aspects of formation of business ventures; real estate developments; mergers and acquisitions; capital restructurings; and asset and stock dispositions. Matt also regularly represents business clients in the cold storage and long-term care industries in connection with matters including entity formation and governance; complex mergers and acquisitions; and the acquisition, sale and leasing of real property. He also has experience representing clients in the regulated Oregon cannabis industry.
Matt represents individuals, closely held businesses and large corporate clients in audits, administrative appeals and collection matters, as well as in litigation in U.S. Tax Court, Federal District Court, and Federal Courts of Appeal.
Matt often advises debtors and lenders regarding the tax aspects of bankruptcy reorganizations and debt restructurings outside of bankruptcy. He has experience obtaining private rulings from the Internal Revenue Service, and in his tax-exempt financing practice, has assisted healthcare organizations, non-profit hospitals, ports and universities with restructuring, tax-exempt financing and related compliance matters.
Education
New York University School of Law, LL.M.
University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D.
University of New Mexico, M.B.A.
New Mexico State University, B.B.A.
Admitted to Practice
Oregon State Bar
State Bar of Texas
United States Tax Court
United States District Court Southern District of Texas
United States District Court Western District of Texas
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
Honors
Selected for inclusion as a "Texas Rising Star," Law and Politics Magazine, 2006-2007
Scene in SA, "San Antonio's Best Lawyers," 2005-2008
Professional Organizations
American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association
Oregon State Bar
San Antonio Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Articles
Speaking Engagements
Taxation of Cannabis Businesses: The Perils and the Pitfalls, Up in Smoke? Hot Spots for Cannabis Businesses - Oregon State Bar Seminar (2018)
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