Alert 03.22.24
Commercial Real Estate Partnership Cancellation of Debt Income
The complexities of cancellation of debt income (CODI), including bankruptcy and insolvency implications, are important to understand.
Brett Willis represents clients in a wide range of corporate and partnership tax matters, including, domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, restructurings, private equity investments, joint ventures, U.S. and non-U.S. financial instruments, real estate investments trusts (REITs), and foreign investments in the United States including under the Foreign Investment Real Property Tax Act.
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Brett has represented various prominent private equity funds, asset managers and public and private REITs. He has significant experience in federal income tax matters relating to domestic and cross-border corporate and financial transactions, including M&A transactions, restructurings, financial instruments and joint ventures. In addition, Brett has significant experience with all tax matters relating to fund formation and investments in funds. His representations have been profiled in numerous publications.
Prior to joining Pillsbury, Brett was a senior vice president at Oaktree Capital Management, LP and a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Education
LL.M. (in Taxation), New York Law School
J.D., University of Utah College of Law
M.Acc., Brigham Young University
B.S., Brigham Young University
Admissions
California