Bradley J. Brad Sklar

Bradley J. Brad Sklar

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

3.0 (1 reviews)
Birmingham, Alabama
37+ years experience
Dentons Sirote PC
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2311 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
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Bio

Bradley J. Sklar is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office, where he serves as Co-Leader of the Dentons Tax National Practice Group. Brad focuses on complex tax, entity, and business planning transactions, including mergers and acquisitions; sales of businesses; sale and purchase structuring and funding of large real estate transactions; raising capital; and navigation of state and local tax incentives. He counsels clients in tax and business planning and entity structuring for development and business structuring. He also coordinates the planning of transactions to maximize tax benefits, reduce risk, and comply with tax law at local, state, and federal levels, including incentive and economic development opportunities.Brad works with business-oriented clients to build, buy, sell, or create innovative and unique business projects and opportunities. Over the years, he has worked on many fascinating and interesting projects. To name a few, Brad helped sell the Orlando Magic NBA franchise right before Shaquille O’Neal joined; worked on the sale of the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team right before Michael Jordan arrived; and worked on numerous office building, multi-family, and public and private partnership projects. He also worked on tax incentive projects that have allowed many new projects to be built in a number of communities around the city, state, and region, including the Regions Field project that brought the Birmingham Barons to the Parkside district. In addition, Brad was also responsible for bringing limited liability companies to Alabama in 1993 and was privileged to serve on the Alabama Law Institute's Drafting Committee for many years and serve as the principal draftsperson for Alabama’s first Limited Liability Company Act. Brad frequently speaks and writes on matters ranging from the tax and business provisions of the CARES Act to opportunity zones and the Alabama Limited Liability Act. Bradley J. Sklar is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office, where he serves as Co-Leader of the Dentons Tax National Practice Group. Brad focuses on complex tax, entity, and business planning transactions, including mergers and acquisitions; sales of businesses; sale and purchase structuring and funding of large real estate transactions; raising capital; and navigation of state and local tax incentives. He counsels clients in tax and business planning and entity structuring for development and business structuring. He also coordinates the planning of transactions to maximize tax benefits, reduce risk, and comply with tax law at local, state, and federal levels, including incentive and economic development opportunities.Brad works with business-oriented clients to build, buy, sell, or create innovative and unique business projects and opportunities. Over the years, he has worked on many fascinating and interesting projects. To name a few, Brad helped sell the Orlando Magic NBA franchise right before Shaquille O’Neal joined; worked on the sale of the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team right before Michael Jordan arrived; and worked on numerous office building, multi-family, and public and private partnership projects. He also worked on tax incentive projects that have allowed many new projects to be built in a number of communities around the city, state, and region, including the Regions Field project that brought the Birmingham Barons to the Parkside district. In addition, Brad was also responsible for bringing limited liability companies to Alabama in 1993 and was privileged to serve on the Alabama Law Institute's Drafting Committee for many years and serve as the principal draftsperson for Alabama’s first Limited Liability Company Act. Brad frequently speaks and writes on matters ranging from the tax and business provisions of the CARES Act to opportunity zones and the Alabama Limited Liability Act. Bradley J. Sklar is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office, where he serves as Co-Leader of the Dentons Tax National Practice Group. Brad focuses on complex tax, entity, and business planning transactions, including mergers and acquisitions; sales of businesses; sale and purchase structuring and funding of large real estate transactions; raising capital; and navigation of state and local tax incentives. He counsels clients in tax and business planning and entity structuring for development and business structuring. He also coordinates the planning of transactions to maximize tax benefits, reduce risk, and comply with tax law at local, state, and federal levels, including incentive and economic development opportunities. Brad works with business-oriented clients to build, buy, sell, or create innovative and unique business projects and opportunities. Over the years, he has worked on many fascinating and interesting projects. Brad frequently speaks and writes on matters ranging from the tax and business provisions of the CARES Act to opportunity zones and the Alabama Limited Liability Act.

Practice Areas

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Awards & Recognition

  • Lawyer of the Year: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Birmingham (2026)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Birmingham (2024)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Birmingham (2021)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Tax Law, Birmingham (2020)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Tax Law, Birmingham (2018)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Birmingham (2017)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Birmingham (2016)
  • Recognized: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Recognized: Corporate Law
  • Recognized: Economic Development Law
  • Recognized: Real Estate Law
  • Recognized: Tax Law
  • Special Focus: COVID-19
  • AV-Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003

Education

  • New York University, L.L.M. - Taxation, graduated 1988
  • The University of Alabama, J.D., graduated 1987
  • The University of Texas, BBA - Accounting, graduated 1984

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Shirley Perez

2 weeks ago

Competent tax and entity work, but communication could improve

I engaged Bradley Sklar at Dentons Sirote for guidance on restructuring my family's small manufacturing business into an LLC, a process with significant tax implications. His deep expertise in business organizations and tax law, backed by his NYU LL.M. and leadership role in the firm's national tax group, was evident. He correctly navigated the complex Alabama and federal regulations, and his recognition as a multi-time 'Lawyer of the Year' in this field is well-earned. The final work product was technically sound. However, the experience was somewhat frustrating due to communication delays. Responses to emails often took several days, and there were instances where I felt I had to follow up to get updates on the timeline. For straightforward, high-stakes tax and entity matters, his nearly four decades of experience make him a reliable choice. Just be prepared to manage expectations around responsiveness and proactively seek updates if your matter is time-sensitive.

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