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John H. Birkeland

John H. Birkeland

633 Seventeenth Street
Suite 3000
Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303.299.8225
Fax: 303.298.0940
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Areas of Emphasis

Corporation and Partnership Taxation
Mergers and Acquisitions
Real Estate
Tax
Wealth Transfer and Tax Planning

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Representative Matters

  • Routinely provides advice to companies of all sizes regarding federal and state income tax issues, including tax advice concerning the acquisition and disposition of business entities and assets.
  • Advises clients on tax and real estate aspects of conservation easements.
  • Routinely counsels clients facing audits and represents them in administrative proceedings before the Internal Revenue Service and the Colorado Department of Revenue.
  • Routinely advises on and prepares partnership agreements and operating agreements for a variety of business concerns.
  • Provides tax advice concerning the structure and operation of private equity limited partnerships.
  • Routinely counsels clients on commercial real estate transactions.

Professional Activities

  • Member, Colorado Bar Association
    • Past Chairman, Section of Taxation
  • Past President, Metro Denver Executive Club
  • Past Trustee, Board of Trustees, Denver Botanic Gardens

Education

  • LL.M. Taxation, New York University, 1973
  • Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, University of Iowa College of Law, 1968
    • Order of the Coif
    • Editor, University of Iowa Law Review
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Iowa, 1966

Honors and Awards

  • Named among Best Lawyers in America for Tax
  • Recognized as one of Colorado's Super Lawyers