Patrick Mitchell

With over 35 years of corporate tax experience, Patrick E. Mitchell assists clients with all aspects of federal income taxation. Pat brings a practical approach to negotiating and structuring acquisitions and dispositions of assets and entities; structuring taxable and tax-deferred dispositions of real estate assets and corporate aircraft, structuring and negotiating partnership and limited liability company agreements; and resolving business disputes and IRS examinations.

His extensive business and legal experience has included serving as the principal advisor to numerous closely held companies and family-owned businesses.

Experience:

• Serves as tax counsel to a large number of REITs and real estate investors in connection with like-kind exchange transactions.
• Represents clients in negotiating, structuring and financing the acquisition and disposition of private aircraft, including tax-deferred like-kind exchanges of aircraft and state and local tax planning.
• Negotiates and structures asset purchase and stock purchase transactions, including the sale of a $1 billion closely held financial institution.
• Broad experience relating to the formation and structuring of partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations.
• Provides tax and transactional counsel on numerous aspects of commercial real estate transactions.
• Extensive experience negotiating and documenting settlement of business disputes.
• Successfully resolved IRS examinations relating to the sale of corporate subsidiaries, thoroughbred horse racing operations and the operation of corporate aircraft.

EDUCATION:

• JD, University of Virginia, 1982
• BS, Christian Brothers College, 1979

BAR ADMISSIONS:

• Texas

Memberships:

• Member, Dallas Bar Association, Section of Taxation
• Member, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
• Member, Dallas Citizens Council, 2007-present
• Board Member, Texas Federal Tax Institute (2012-present)
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation