Adam Winger is an attorney in the Birmingham office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C. He is a member of the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions Group and is the co-leader of the Firm's employment tax specialty group. Mr. Winger draws on his experience as a CPA* to assist companies of all stages in developing and implementing effective business and tax strategies.
His practice focus and areas of interest include entity structuring and transaction planning with an emphasis on health care, urgent care transactions and tax minimization. In his practice, he advises on the purchase and sale of physician practices, negotiates buy/sell provisions, drafts general business contracts and recently assisted in the closing of a $400 million medical properties merger. Mr. Winger also provides general corporate and transactional counsel to a wide range of companies.
Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Mr. Winger spent four years with KPMG as a member of the forensic accounting group. At KPMG, he assisted clients in the detection and deterrence of financial accounting fraud.
- "Detecting Unreported Assets Through Tax Return Analysis," Situs Holdings, LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 7, 2012)
- "IRS Form 1099 Reporting: What You Need to Know," Lorman Education Services, Birmingham, Alabama (May 1, 2012)
- "Exit Transactions: Deal Mechanics and Tax Consequences," Urgent Care Association of America Owners' Webinar Series (August 23, 2012)
- "Executing Expansion Plans: Tax and Legal Considerations," Urgent Care Association of America Owners' Webinar Series (July 19, 2012)
- "Employee vs. Independent Contractor and Correcting Errors of Misclassification," Lorman seminar (May 1, 2012)
- "Tax Issues of Small Estates," Birmingham Volunteer Law Association (November 9, 2011)
- "Target Tax Allocations for Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies," Baker Donelson Tax News (Summer 2011); Association of Corporate Counsel (July 27, 2011)
- "IFA 2011 Legal Symposium on Private Equity," co-author presentation materials (April 2011)
- "Pick on Someone Your Own Size: Exposing the Account Owner's Silent Assault on § 529 Savings Accounts," 35 Am. C. Tr. Est. Couns. J. 277 (2009)
- "Divorcing the Husband and Wife Business: An Analysis and Critique of I.R.C. Section 761(f)," 25 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1231 (2009)
- "Special Purpose Regional Sales Tax for Transportation Funding," Jonathan Morris & Adam Winger, Proposed Statute, SR 845, 25 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 277 (2008)
- First Prize National Winner of Mary Moers Estate Planning Writing Competition – I.R.C. Section 529 Account Owner Fiduciary Duties
- Georgia State Law Review – Business Editor
- New York University, Masters of Law, Taxation, 2010
- Georgia State College of Law, J.D., 2009, cum laude
- The University of Texas at Austin, M.P.A., B.A., 2005
*Baker Donelson is not a CPA firm.