Senior Corporate Tax Attorney

Goodspeed Merrill•Englewood, CO

About The Position

Goodspeed Merrill is seeking a commercially minded Corporate Transactional Tax & M&A Attorney to serve as the firm’s principal transactional tax voice. The role focuses on complex business transitions, domestic mergers and acquisitions, and multi-entity organizational design. The attorney will work within deal teams to help clients preserve operational flexibility and minimize deal-related tax costs. The position also advises entrepreneurs and investors on entity selection, governance, specialized corporate structures, real estate capital and asset structuring, tax-efficient executive compensation, and transactional tax risks. The attorney will collaborate with the firm’s Advanced Tax Strategies and Trusts & Estates practice groups and help develop junior corporate talent. Goodspeed Merrill describes career advancement and its path to partnership as transparent and merit-based.

Requirements

At least 7 years of dedicated corporate tax and transactional experience.
Ability to translate Subchapters C and K into clear, actionable advice for C-suite executives, corporate boards, and external CPAs.
Ability to lead strategy roundtables and negotiate with opposing counsel.
Ability to protect client interests under tight transaction timelines.
Leadership skills to supervise legal support and mentor junior corporate talent.

Nice To Haves

A portable book of business is highly valued and preferred, but is not required.

Responsibilities

Structure and design domestic M&A transactions, strategic investments, divestitures, and joint ventures.
Draft, review, and negotiate tax provisions in stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, and merger agreements.
Analyze and execute tax-free reorganizations, Section 338(h)(10) elections, S-corporation conversions, and F-reorganizations.
Identify latent transaction risks and conduct tax due diligence to help protect clients from historical successor liabilities.
Advise entrepreneurs and investors on choice-of-entity strategies involving C-corporations, S-corporations, LLCs, and LPs.
Draft tailored governance frameworks, including LLC operating agreements, partnership agreements, and buy-sell agreements.
Design complex, multi-entity corporate structures, including IP holding companies, management services companies, and equipment leasing subsidiaries.
Advise on real estate capital allocations, including 1031 like-kind exchanges and developer or inventory land-banking structures.
Author formal legal opinions, technical memoranda, and corporate resolutions addressing federal or state transactional tax risks.
Construct tax-efficient executive compensation packages, including profits interests, phantom stock arrangements, and equity incentive plans.
Serve as the primary transactional liaison with the Advanced Tax Strategies and Trusts & Estates practice groups.
Lead strategy discussions and negotiate with opposing counsel.
Supervise legal support and mentor junior corporate talent.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical plan, with 75% of the employee premium paid by the employer.
Dental and vision plans, with 50% of the premiums paid by the employer.
Employer-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
Firm-sponsored Attorney Student Loan Support Program.
401(k) plan with employer matching up to 3.5%.
Discretionary PTO.
Nine paid holidays.
Paid state bar dues.
Full CLE expense coverage.
Annual incentive compensation based on a graduated scale of 3% to 16% of realized revenue, with total compensation capped at 42.5% of annual realization.
Potential quarterly incentive payouts for meeting the production plan.