Robert L. Wollfarth

Successfully argued for the Louisiana Department of Revenue's application of ten years of a Georgia company's payroll tax payments to a tax rather than penalties and interest accumulated over that period.

Restructured a large gaming company to avoid millions of dollars of Louisiana franchise tax.

Convinced local tax authorities to assess dirt company's customers for underpayment of sales tax, saving dirt company several hundred thousand dollars of sales tax liability.

Assisted a national insurance company in a Louisiana income tax audit.

Defended a large aircraft repair business in connection with Louisiana sales and use tax audit.

Structured a pharmacy's drug sales to minimize Louisiana sales and use taxes.

Advised a barge leasing company on procedures for acquiring and leasing barges to minimize Louisiana lease taxes.

Assisted a large oil and gas pipeline company with settlement of Louisiana ad valorem tax litigation.

Prepared the necessary documentation to allow a national charitable organization to make grants to other charitable organizations and individuals.

Successfully structured and implemented the tax-free conversion from S corporation tax status to partnership tax status of six affiliated limited liability companies engaged in a home health business worth over $100 million.

Successfully negotiated an llc operating agreement between a privately-held Louisiana company and a non-Louisiana publically-traded partnership in connection with their formation of a marine towing business consisting of $70 million of assets.

Represented non-Louisiana oil and gas drilling company, guiding it through a maze of Louisiana licensing and tax filing requirements to qualify the company to conduct business in Louisiana.

Assisted numerous tax exempt organizations, including one of the first charter school associations formed in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, with forming legal entity to engage in tax exempt activities and preparing and filing federal tax exemption applications.

Represented a ship building company in the acquisition of millions of dollars of ship building assets from a seller involved in a bankruptcy proceeding.

Negotiated and closed the sale of a privately-held offshore diving company for over $50 million.

Negotiated and closed a client's acquisition of a multimillion dollar landfill business.

Helped municipality stimulate economic growth by preparing and successfully negotiating on its behalf an agreement with foreign airline providing for the only direct flight between municipality and foreign business destination.

Assisted numerous clients with preparing and negotiating employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, settlement agreements, indemnity agreements, confidentiality agreements, brokering agreements, option agreements and other kinds of agreements.

Represented a Fortune 100 film and television production company in connection with earning and selling tens of millions of dollars of Louisiana Motion Picture Investor Tax Credits.

Represented clients in connection with development of multi-million dollar real estate projects utilizing Federal and Louisiana New Markets Tax Credits, Historic Tax Credits and other incentives.

Advised numerous clients in connection with earning and obtaining the benefit of Federal and Louisiana tax and economic incentives including, but not limited to, Research and Development Tax Credits and Digital Interactive Media and Software Tax Credits.

Acted as bank counsel in connection with large lending transactions.

Represented film studio clients in connection with film finance transactions.

Assisted clients with obtaining equity financing through private placement transactions.