Doug chairs the Firm’s Tax Practice and has significant experience in the planning and structuring of sophisticated business and tax transactions for companies involving corporations and flow-through entities (including LLPs, LLCs and S corporations). He has advised and represented clients in connection with the sale of their companies, in the form of both asset and equity transactions, and has also represented clients in business acquisitions. Doug advises clients of all sizes with respect to various types of tax matters. Doug has also represented both individual and business taxpayers in matters before the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Doug is an integral part of the Energy and Environmental team where his work includes:

• drafting, reviewing and negotiating solar power purchase agreements, including issues related to appropriation of funds by governmental entities
• drafting, reviewing and negotiating PILOT agreements (“payment in lieu of taxes” agreements) with respect to Maryland property taxes
• analyzing tax issues, including issues related to the transfer of property by electricity generators to public utilities under IRS Notice 2016-36

Doug joined Gordon Feinblatt in November of 2015. Prior to joining the Firm, Doug was counsel with Rosenberg Martin Greenberg in Baltimore, and, an associate with Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP in Wilmington, Delaware, and Venable, LLP in Baltimore. Prior to practicing law, Doug was a senior tax consultant with Deloitte & Touche, LLP in Baltimore.

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