Thompson & Knight hires Dean Hinderliter in Dallas

Thompson & Knight LLP today announced the addition of J. Dean Hinderliter as a Partner in the Tax Practice Group of the Firm’s Dallas office.

“Dean’s more than 25 years of corporate and partnership tax expertise further strengthens our nationally recognized tax practice,” said John R. Cohn, Thompson & Knight’s Tax Practice Leader. “He has advised Fortune 100 clients on numerous tax issues and has assisted small businesses on many unique issues. We look forward to partnering with Dean and leveraging his knowledge to continue to meet clients’ needs.”

Mr. Hinderliter focuses his practice on a wide range of tax matters, including all the tax aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private equity investments, public offerings, tax-free reorganizations, leveraged buyouts, the formation of joint ventures, and S corporation issues. His practice also concentrates on tax advisory work for partnerships, private equity funds, hedge funds, and limited liability companies. His transaction planning practice includes special knowledge in taxation of natural resources and partnership and corporate transactions involving the petroleum industry as well as unique tax issues facing the mortgage industry and Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs). Mr. Hinderliter also advises financially troubled and bankrupt companies as well as tax-exempt organizations and private foundations.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Hinderliter was a Partner at Locke Lord LLP in Dallas.