Troutman Sanders hires Renewable Energy Tax Partner, Adam Kobos
Troutman Sanders LLP has announced that Adam Kobos has joined the firm as a tax partner in its Portland office. As part of his national practice, Kobos will collaborate with a number of the firm’s practice areas, including Energy, Project Finance, and Corporate. He also will work closely with the firm’s Orange County office as it expands the firm’s corporate practice in the region. Kobos joins Troutman Sanders from Stoel Rives.
Kobos represents clients in a wide variety of federal and state tax matters, with a primary focus in the energy industry. Kobos represents clients who develop, acquire, and invest in renewable energy projects (including wind, solar, geothermal, waste-to-energy, biomass, hydroelectric and other renewable energy generation facilities), energy storage facilities, and electric vehicle charging and other alternative fuel refueling facilities. He also has significant experience in representing alternative fuel producers, blenders, and sellers in connection with federal and state fuel excise tax matters, including registration and credit qualification matters. Kobos helps clients qualify for federal and state tax incentives and implements transaction structures that maximize the value of those incentives, including partnership flips, sale-leasebacks, inverted leases, prepaid PPAs, and other tax-efficient structures. Kobos also represents utility clients in a wide range of federal income tax matters.
“We are delighted that Adam has joined the firm as he is a great fit in a number of ways,” said Craig Kline, a leading renewable energy lawyer and a Troutman Sanders partner in New York. “He will be a great addition for our national corporate practice as he not only brings an insightful approach to tax law but also provides our Energy practice with additional bench strength focusing on our project finance transactions that use partnership structures.”
“I have been familiar with the quality of the lawyers and the caliber of the clients at Troutman Sanders for years,” said Kobos. “I am very excited by the opportunity to join a growing national firm that is doing such sophisticated work for its clients in the energy industry, and I am looking forward to growing the firm’s tax practice generally.”
“Adam is a fantastic addition for us,” said Lara Skidmore, office managing partner of the firm’s Portland office. “He not only broadens our corporate capabilities in this market, but he also increases the breadth of tax services we can offer to a wide variety of clients on the west coast and throughout the United States.”
Publications
“Recent Developments in the Taxation of Transferable State Tax Credits,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, July/Aug. 2011
“IRS Issues Settlement Guidelines for Application of Section 118 to Location Tax Incentives,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, May/June 2011
“Bosamia: The Tax Court Revisits Section 481 and Accounting Method Changes,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, Mar./Apr. 2011
“Bergbauer Expands the Danielson Rule While Narrowing Section 83,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, Sept./Oct. 2010
“Rev. Rul. 2009-39 Provides Guidance for Correcting Employment Tax Errors,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, May/June 2010
“Schering-Plough Corp. Createli Confusion,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, Jan./Feb. 2010
“ARRA Alters the Landscape of Renewable Energy Project Finance,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, Nov./Dec. 2009
“Proposed Regulations Extend ‘Share-by-Share Approach’ to Basis Recovery in Distributions,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, May/June 2009
“Final Regs. Simplify Continuity-of-Interest Rule for Insolvent Corporations,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, Mar./Apr. 2009
“Renewable Energy Aspects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,” Biofuels International, Mar. 26, 2009 (coauthor)
“Rev. Rul. 2008-25 Refines (and Revises) the Law of Two-Step Acquisitions,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, Sept./Oct. 2008
“Federal Tax Incentives for Green Buildings,” Sustainable Land Development Today, July/Aug. 2008 (coauthor)
“Final Regulations Concerning Allocations of Boot and Basis in Reorganizations and Section 355 Distributions,” Journal of Corporate Taxation, May/June 2008