Christopher Luke Nixon
Associate
Luke Nixon helps individuals, trusts and businesses in all industries navigate complex legal matters, including:
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- General business and corporate transactions
- Contract and lease agreements
- Entity formation, governance and dissolution
- Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Estate and trust administration
- Real estate
- Corporate, estate and gift tax
- State and federal tax controversies
- Trusts and estates/estate planning
- Captive insurance
Experience
- Assisted a national arts and craft supplies distributor in establishing an employee stock ownership plan to facilitate succession planning and employee ownership.
- Represents multiple clients in the formation of family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and sophisticated trusts and estate plans to transfer wealth to beneficiaries through tax efficient methods.
- Assists taxpayers in state and federal tax audits and represents clients in large-scale IRS disputes.
- Advised a leading advertising and communications firm in transfer of ownership to its employees through an employee stock ownership plan.
- Represented sellers in the negotiation and sale of a closely held grocery store business and multiple parcels of real property.