Akin has a strong presence in the energy sector as the ‘go-to tax counsel’ for corporations such as Diamondback Energy, Excelsior Energy Capital, and Saxum Energy Partners. The practice, led by Patrick Fenn and Stuart Leblang in New York, advises on a client’s tax obligations in a wide variety of matters including; mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and joint ventures. Fenn works on fund-related tax matters related to complex multijurisdictional and domestic transactions whilst Leblang possesses valuable regulatory tax expertise built during his time at the US treasury. Alexander Specht, Johnathan Pavlich, and Ryan Dahan bring valuable commercial expertise to the practice.
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‘Akin’s tax team is essentially our go-to funds and tax counsel. They have participated in dozens of our workstreams in the past year, ranging from fund formation issues to transaction tax structuring and internal tax strategic initiatives.
- 'What makes them unique is the breadth of their understanding of our business, their business-oriented approach, the depth of their technical prowess, and the high-quality deliverables they produce.’
Kernmandanten
- Innovex
- Main Street Capital Corporation
- Talos Energy Inc.
- 7-Eleven, Inc.
- Viper Energy Partners LP
- Waldorf Production Limited
- Vital Energy
- Diamondback Energy Inc.
- Rattler Midstream Operating LLC
- Excelsior Energy Capital
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised 7-Eleven, Inc in an agreement to acquire 204 stores from Sunoco LP for approximately $1 billion.
- Advised Vital Energy, an independent upstream energy company, in its definitive agreements with Henry Energy LP, Henry Resources LLC, Tall City Property Holdings III LLC, and Maple Energy Holdings, LLC to acquire assets that add scale in the Permian Basin.
- Advised Diamondback Energy Inc. in the formation of a new joint venture entity with Five Point Energy LLC to form Deep Blue Midland Basin LLC.
Anwält*innen
Praxisleitung
Patrick B. Fenn; Stuart E. Leblang
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Ryan Dahan; Alexander Specht; Johnathan Pavlich