About The Instructor
Bill Siegel
Shareholder; Chair, Miami Tax Practice
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Bill Siegel is Chair of the Miami Tax Practice. His practice focuses on real estate, corporate and entertainment joint ventures. His areas of expertise include all aspects of partnership taxation, S corporations and real estate issues.
Areas of Concentration:
Partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs)
Negotiation of Partnership and LLC Agreements for developers, investors and entrepreneurs
Entertainment joint ventures
License Agreements
Tax-efficient structures for joint ventures
REITs
Funds
Bankruptcy tax planning
Passive loss rules
Equity-based compensation arrangements
Like-kind exchange issues, including forward, reverse and tenancy in common structures
IRS private letter rulings
Professional & Community Involvement:
Adjunct Professor of Taxation, University of Miami School of Law
Member, American Bar Association, Tax Section, Committee on Sales, Exchanges and Basis
Member, Florida Bar, Tax Section
Awards & Recognition
Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2014-2015
Articles, Publications & Lectures
Articles
Author, "Treatment of LLCs Under the Passive Loss Rules - Getting It Straight," Real Estate Taxation, 4th Quarter,
2009
Author, "New Procedure on Taxation of Dual-Use Property Governs Interaction of Sections 121 and 1031," Journal
of Taxation, May 2005
Co-Author, "Reform or Replace Subchapter S: Small Steps versus Radical Action," Business Entities, July/August
2004
Speeches
Speaker, "Structuring Like-Kind Exchanges: Recent Developments & Traps for the Unwary," Florida Accounting &
Business Expo, Fort Lauderdale, September 29, 2006
Speaker, "Structuring Like-Kind Exchanges: Recent Developments & Traps for the Unwary," Florida Accounting & Business Expo, Orlando, June 2, 2006
Speaker, "Federal Income Tax Developments Affecting Partnerships, S Corporations and Individuals," FICPA -
Broward County Chapter, Fort Lauderdale, January 17, 2006
Speaker, "Like-Kind Exchanges Involving FCC Licenses and Other Intangible Property," ABA Tax Section -
Committee on Sales, Exchanges and Basis, San Francisco, September 17, 2005
Speaker, "Accounting Methods - Tips and Traps for the Unwary," Florida Atlantic University School of Accounting, Fort Lauderdale, June 25, 2005
Speaker, "Federal Income Tax Developments Affecting Closely-Held Businesses," FICPA - Broward County
Chapter, Fort Lauderdale, February 15, 2005
Speaker, "Tax Aspects of a Closely-Held Business," Florida Atlanta University College of Business, Fort Lauderdale, June 11, 2004
Speaker, "Assessing Tenancy in Common Programs - The Impact of Revenue Procedure 2002-22," Conference on
Credit Tenant Leases & Synthetic Lease Structures, Institute for International Research, New York City, October 17, 2003
Speaker, "Recent Developments in Section 1031 Tax Deferred Real Estate Exchanges," Conference on Credit
Tenant Lease & Net Lease Transactions, New York City, March 27, 2003
Education
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law
Coordinating Note and Comment Editor, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business
Author, "The Law On the State Registration of Rights in Real Property: Encouraging or Deterring Foreign
Investment in the Russian Federation," Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, Vol. 19, No. 1
M.A., Regional Studies: Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Harvard University
B.A., with honors, Wesleyan University
Admitted to Practice
Florida
Languages
Russian, Conversational