Allen S. Braddock
Tax Law
Tax Law
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Allen Braddock is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Tax Practice Group. Allen provides tax counseling to private and public clients on highly complex business transactions. In particular, he assists clients in structuring merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions to achieve the most economic and tax efficient results. He also advises clients on highly structured financing transactions that utilize one or multiple forms of financing. This includes transactions utilizing equity financing and/or tax and economic incentives, including energy tax credits, new markets tax credits, opportunity zone incentives, and historic rehabilitation tax credits.Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Allen served as a senior tax attorney for Exxon Mobil Corporation in Houston, where he provided legal counsel to ExxonMobil’s renewable business line on state and federal renewable energy credits, and he regularly participated in negotiations with state governments to reduce or drop multimillion dollar tax assessments against the company.Before that, Allen was an associate in the Houston office of Sidley Austin LLP, where he drafted tax and environmental provisions to merger, asset purchase, credit, lease, and ISDA agreements, and conducted environmental due diligence.During law school, Allen won the International & European Tax Moot Court Competition and also served as a summer law clerk at Sun Tribe Solar LLC in Charlottesville, Virginia where he supported the business in drafting various agreements. Allen Braddock is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Tax Practice Group. Allen provides tax counseling to private and public clients on highly complex business transactions. In particular, he assists clients in structuring merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions to achieve the most economic and tax efficient results. He also advises clients on highly structured financing transactions that utilize one or multiple forms of financing. In particular, he assists clients in structuring merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions to achieve the most economic and tax efficient results. He also advises clients on highly structured financing transactions that utilize one or multiple forms of financing. This includes transactions utilizing equity financing and/or tax and economic incentives, including energy tax credits, new markets tax credits, opportunity zone incentives, and historic rehabilitation tax credits. Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Allen served as a senior tax attorney for Exxon Mobil Corporation in Houston, where he provided legal counsel to ExxonMobil’s renewable business line on state and federal renewable energy credits, and he regularly participated in negotiations with state governments to reduce or drop multimillion dollar tax assessments against the company. Before that, Allen was an associate in the Houston office of Sidley Austin LLP, where he drafted tax and environmental provisions to merger, asset purchase, credit, lease, and ISDA agreements, and conducted environmental due diligence. During law school, Allen won the International & European Tax Moot Court Competition and also served as a summer law clerk at Sun Tribe Solar LLC in Charlottesville, Virginia where he supported the business in drafting various agreements.
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Our company was navigating a multi-state corporate restructuring with significant tax implications. We were referred to Allen Braddock at Pierce Atwood, and it was the best decision we could have made. Allen’s deep knowledge of tax law, honed at the University of Virginia and through his work in the firm’s Tax Practice Group, was immediately evident. He didn't just react to our plan; he proactively identified pitfalls and opportunities we had completely overlooked. His ability to explain highly complex concepts related to our transaction in clear, actionable terms was invaluable. The recognition he has received in tax law is clearly well-deserved. Allen’s professionalism, responsiveness, and strategic counsel were exceptional throughout the entire process. Thanks to his expertise, we achieved an optimal structure that minimized our liability and positioned us for future growth. I would not hesitate to recommend him for any sophisticated business tax matter.