David Wheat, P.C.
Overview
David Wheat focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures involving large public and private corporations and partnerships. He also handles bankruptcy, workout and restructuring tax matters.
He has over 30 years of experience in these areas and has worked in the private equity industry since the late 1980’s. Over that time, he has represented a range of clients from Chevron Corporation to KKR.
David has served as Chair of the Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas and the Chair of the Tax Section of the Dallas Bar Association. He has been actively involved in the American Bar Association’s Tax Section, serving as Chair of the Corporate Tax Committee, Council Director and currently as Vice-Chair of Administration.
David has planned and participated in some of the leading tax seminars in the country. He has served as President of the Southern Federal Tax Institute and as long time officer and moderator of the Texas Federal Tax Institute. He is also a frequent speaker at PLI, TEI, ABA, NAPAC and other leading tax seminars.
David has been honored as a Tier One tax lawyer in Chambers, a Top 100 Texas Super Lawyer and Dallas Tax Lawyer of the Year. He is a fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel.
He has been lead tax counsel on numerous large transactions, including recently KKR’s $4.4 billion take private of Atlantic Aviation and Noble Corporation’s $3.4 billion merger with Maersk Drilling. David has obtained ground breaking IRS rulings, including three separate rulings in the seminal bankruptcy of Energy Future Holdings.