Jon Nelsen is a partner in the Austin office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Jon focuses on federal income tax matters. His practice includes representing large companies and high net worth individuals in tax controversy matters nationwide and planning and effecting joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations.
Jon’s controversy experience includes representing clients in IRS examinations, appeals, fast track mediations, post-Appeals mediation, and pre-filing agreement negotiations. These matters relate to numerous areas of federal income taxation, including financial products issues, debt vs. equity issues, depreciation issues, research and development credit issues, casualty loss issues, section 1033 issues, and normalization issues. Jon also has extensive experience advising clients with respect to FIN 48 issues, Schedule UTP, working with outside auditors, and financial disclosure issues.
Jon’s extensive tax planning practice includes advising on complex joint venture arrangements for real estate and energy clients and mergers and acquisitions involving a broad range of tax issues, including qualification for reorganization treatment and planning for post-acquisition matters.
