Education | | LL.M., 1981, summa cum laude, University of Denver | | J.D., 1978, cum laude, Gonzaga University School of Law | | B.B.A., 1975, with honors, Gonzaga University |
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Admitted | | Alaska | | Colorado | | U.S. District Court, District of Colorado | | U.S. District Court, District of Alaska | | U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | | U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit | | Alaska State Supreme Court and all interior state courts | | Colorado State Supreme Court and all interior state courts | | U.S. Supreme Court | | U.S. Court of Claims | | State Court of Alaska, 3rd Judicial District | | U.S. Tax Court |
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Distinctions | 5280 magazine Best Lawyers in Denver, 2001
Associate Editor, Gonzaga Law Review
Best Lawyers in America, 1993-2012
Colorado Super Lawyers, 2006-2012
Colorado Super Lawyers, Top 100 in Colorado, 2012
Denver Business Journal's Best of the Bar, Tax Law, 2004
Editor,Tax Law Review, University of Denver, 1981
Who’s Who in American Law, 2000 |
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Memberships | Alaska Bar Association
American Bar Association
Anchorage Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association |
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| Neil is Co-Chair of the firm's Tax Group. His practice includes tax litigation, public finance, real estate and mergers and acquisitions.
Neil's extensive experience with the Internal Revenue Service at the appellate and district counsel levels makes him a valuable asset in tax matters. He has represented a great variety of clients before the United States Tax Court and has testified on behalf of clients as an expert witness. Neil is a licensed certified public accountant in Colorado and Alaska and is admitted in several state and federal courts. |
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Representative Matters | | Represented Riviera Holdings Corporation, a Las Vegas casino operator, in negotiating the terms of the $76 million sale of its Riviera Black Hawk casino in Colorado to an affiliate of Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. The transaction was structured as a sale of 100% of the common stock of the Riviera subsidiary operating the Black Hawk casino. The parties expect to close the transaction before the end of the second quarter of 2012. | | Represented Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, LLC, a flight training provider to the United States military, in connection with a debt and equity recapitalization. | | Served as counsel to seller, Pioneer Investment Company, LLP, in connection with its multi-million dollar sale of a multi-tenant office building and real property located at 5675 DTC Boulevard in the Denver Tech Center in Colorado. | Represented Four S Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of The Decatur Group and the largest franchisee of Sola Salons, in its recapitalization in partnership with John Chidsey, former Chairman and CEO of Burger King Corporation. | | Served as counsel to The Capital Center LLC in connection with its investment in preferred equity in Capital Center Associates LLC joint venture effective as of April 11, 2011. | | view all >> |
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Publications & Presentations | "Circular 230 Practice Standards Apply To In-House Tax and Benefits Attorneys," Brownstein Tax Alert, December 6, 2011
| "Brownstein Tax Alert: Up to 25% of Tax-Exempt Organizations Predicted to Lose Tax Exemptions on May 15, 2010," Brownstein Tax Alert, May 7, 2010
| "FOREcast - Funding Opportunities for Renewable Energy, Volume 4," FOREcast, Volume 4, May 18, 2009
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