Former co-practice group leader at
Holland & Knight succeeds
Joyce Welch in serving clients
in transactional tax matters
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte announced today that Todd Keator —
former co-practice group leader of the Tax, Executive Compensation
and Employee Benefits Practice at Holland & Knight — has joined as a
principal in Deloitte Tax LLP and leader of the Washington National
Tax Sec. 1031 exchange practice. With over two decades serving
clients in a variety of U.S.-side transactional tax matters, Keator
brings strong experience advising individuals, partnerships and
large corporations in various Sec. 1031 exchange transactions, with
a focus on the real estate and energy sectors. Keator will succeed
the previous leader of the Sec. 1031 exchange practice, managing
director Joyce Welch, following her
retirement at the end of 2024.
"Todd brings an exceptional level of tax knowledge that will
greatly benefit Deloitte's diverse clientele," said Adam Moehring, partner, practice leader,
Washington National Tax, Deloitte Tax LLP. "His unique background
and experience handling transactions for energy and real estate
clients, coupled with his national Sec. 1031 exchange experience,
positions him as a valuable asset to our team. These skills have
been honed over years of dedicated service and we are confident
they will further enhance our ability to deliver broad-based and
effective services to our clients."
"I am very excited to be joining Deloitte, an organization known
for its exceptional team and robust capabilities," said Keator.
"Being a part of this remarkable team is a significant step in my
career and I am eager to do the work that I love on a platform with
the size and scale that Deloitte offers. With a focus on growing
our Sec. 1031 exchange services, I'm eager to find effective ways
to use this opportunity to serve our clients and leverage
Deloitte's outstanding tax insights and resources to their full
potential."
Prior to joining Deloitte, Keator co-led the Tax, Executive
Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice at Holland & Knight. His responsibilities
included representing clients in a variety of U.S. transactional
tax matters, with a focus on the real estate and oil and gas
sectors. Representative experience included partnership and LLC
formation, operation, structuring and transactions; merger and
acquisition (M&A) transactions, including negotiation of tax
provisions in a variety of purchase and sale agreements; real
estate transactions, including tenancy-in-common structures,
syndications, joint ventures, development deals and capital gain
planning, and FIRPTA advice; guidance for tax-deferred Sec. 1031
exchanges and involuntary conversions under Sec. 1033; dealer v.
investor structuring and analysis, including
Bramblett transactions; oil and gas syndications, joint
ventures, and transactions; and private equity fund and portfolio
company formation, operations, restructuring, and M&A
deals.
"Todd is a recognized leader in the real estate tax practice,
and he will continue the decades-long tradition of Deloitte
providing market-leading advice on Sec. 1031 like-kind exchanges,"
said Mark Van Deusen, principal,
Washington National Tax, Deloitte Tax LLP. "With his deep
understanding of the tax law and appreciation for the economic
drivers of commercial transactions, Todd has a well-deserved
reputation for providing practical solutions to problems of clients
in the real estate and energy markets. Todd is a great addition to
Deloitte's real estate and energy tax practices."
Keator received his undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate
from Louisiana State University and his
Master of Laws from New York University School
of Law.
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