Todd D. Keator
Tax Practice Leader
Todd.Keator@tklaw.com
Todd D. Keator
Representative Matters
- Represented multiple clients in oil and gas acquisitions and divestitures, including preparation and negotiation of tax partnership agreements
- Represented clients in the formation of a salt water disposal well business, roll-up of same into a limited partnership, and sale of assets to a public entity buyer
- Represented individuals, partnerships and corporations in various transactions involving insurance products, including syndication of fractional interests in life insurance policies and transactions involving protected cell company insurers
- Represented corporations in tracking stock transactions related to onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration
- Represented multiple corporate clients in private and public debt and stock offerings
- Represented a real estate holding partnership in the refinancing and recapitalization of real estate assets and disguised sale issues
- Represented multiple clients in oil and gas acquisitions and divestitures, including preparation and negotiation of tax partnership agreements
- Represented multiple real estate sponsors in the syndication of tenancy-in-common interests in commercial and residential properties
- Represented an investment firm in the syndication of low income housing tax credits
- Drafted partnership and LLC agreements for clients in all types of industries
- Represented state department of transportation in a private toll road development project
- Represented various MLPs in formation, secondary offering, and asset acquisition transactions
- Represented individuals and partnerships in various 1031 exchange transactions, including forward and reverse exchanges, “drop & swap” exchanges involving TIC interests and installment notes, build-to-suit exchanges, and “Bartell” structures
- Represented a sponsor in the formation of a private REIT
- Drafted tax opinions for various clients on a wide range of federal income tax issues
- Client Alert: Helping After Crisis: Employers Can Provide Employees Tax Free Relief With Qualified Disaster Relief Payment
- Todd Keator Quoted in Law360 on Lingering Issues in Like-Kind Exchange Transactions
- “Presidential Tax Proposals – Potential Impacts of the Election”
- Election 2020 – Comparing Candidates’ Tax Plans and the Potential Impact for the Energy Industry
Honors & Affiliations
Distinctions/Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc. (Tax), 2016-2021
- Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters (Tax), 2016-2020
- Texas Rising Stars® by Thomson Reuters (Tax), 2007-2016
- Recognized Attorney, The Legal 500 United States by Legalease (Tax: International Tax; Tax: US Taxes – Contentious; Tax: US Taxes – Non-Contentious), 2017-2020
- Best Lawyers in Dallas (Tax: General), D Magazine, 2013, 2018-2020
- Nolan Fellow, American Bar Association Section of Taxation, 2009
Memberships/Affiliations
- Member, American Bar Association Section of Taxation; Chair, Real Estate Subcommittee, 2018-2019
- Board Member, Texas Federal Tax Institute
- Incoming Chair, Dallas Bar Association Section of Taxation
Education & Admissions
Education
- LL.M., 2004, New York University School of Law
- J.D., 2002, Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center; Order of the Coif; Junior Associate, Louisiana Law Review
- B.A., 1999, summa cum laude, Louisiana State University
Admissions
- Texas