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Kendra Haley Merchant
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KENDRA HALEY MERCHANT

Of Counsel

,
New Orleans
T  504.299.6109
kmerchant@liskow.com
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Practices

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Tax
  • Energy Transactions
  • Acquisitions & Divestitures
  • Contract Drafting & Negotiation
  • Energy – Transactional

Assistant

Janice Zitzmann

504.299.6102

Overview

Kendra Haley Merchant focuses her practice in the area of business tax law, offering strategic advice to public and private corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and individuals in a broad array of domestic and international tax matters and federal and state tax planning.

Kendra has significant experience structuring domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and reorganizations, guiding individuals and entities in matters related to achieving short and long term business goals in a tax-efficient manner, and negotiating and drafting contractual terms affecting tax matters in complex business deals.

Kendra also has extensive experience counseling tax-exempt organizations on matters related to obtaining and retaining tax-exempt status, nonprofit governance, and operations. In addition, Kendra provides Opportunity Zone guidance at the fund, operating business, and investor level, and offers advice to international taxpayers on compliance and planning opportunities under U.S. tax law. Prior to her practice in New Orleans, Kendra worked at a national law firm in Washington, D.C.

Talks about

#tax #internationaltax #mergersandacquisitions #complexbusinessdeals

Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America®, 2023

Credentials

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, 2015)
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (J.D., 2014)
  • Loyola University New Orleans (B.B.A., International Business, 2010)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana
  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia

Presentations

  • "Federal and State Tax Considerations for Oil and Gas Purchase and Sale Agreements" The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law's Special Institute on Oil and Gas Agreements: Purchase and Sale Agreements series, January 2023

After Hours

Outside of the office, Kendra is usually outside enjoying the sunshine, live music, and the company of her two dogs. Kendra is also a proud member of the Mardi Gras Krewe of Iris and the Krewe of Red Beans.

WHAT’S TRENDING WITH Kendra

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