Thomas R. Popplewell
Partner

1717 Main Street
Suite 3700
Dallas TX 75201
P: 214.659.4480
F: 214.659.4790

Tom is experienced in real estate income tax matters, in structuring and implementation of U.S. and international asset securitization and in mergers and acquisitions of corporations. He also advises clients on Texas taxes, and on federal income taxation issues and their impact on partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, S corporations, real estate investment trusts, hedging and other derivatives, bankruptcy matters, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securitization and REMICs. In these matters Tom often represents pension fund advisors, tax-exempt organizations, real estate investment trusts, private equity firms and hedge funds.

Representative Experience

Tom has provided income tax advice involving:

  • ¥ 100 billion "Samurai" bond offering in Japan
  • $6 billion acquisition of publicly owned energy services company
  • $400 million volumetric production payment taxable as a debt obligation
  • Initial public offering of hospitality REIT
  • $350 million convertible senior secured notes featuring an interest  "toggle"
  • $100 million convertible senior notes with contingent interest
  • $1 billion multifamily joint venture between a REIT and real estate developer involving an acquisition from a sovereign fund

Articles / Publications

Briefings, Seminars & Speeches

Speaker

  • "Structural Issues" presented to The Second Annual Convenience Store and Retail Petroleum Marketing Mergers-Acquisitions & Finance Symposium 2000, Atlanta, Georgia (February 2000)
  • "Structuring, Underwriting, Financing and Managing a Successful Acquisition, Disposition or Recapitalization Strategy," 1999 C-Store & Retail Petroleum M&A Symposium, Carlsbad, California (August 1999)
  • "Taxation of Real Estate Partnership" Center for Professional Education, Dallas, Texas (May 1999)
  • "1031 Exchanges of Investment Properties in Texas, " National Business Institute, Dallas, Texas (January 1999)   
  • "Tax Aspects of Mark-to-Market Rules for MBS and CMO Investments, Portfolio Accounting and Tax Strategies for MBS and CMO Investments," Chicago, Ill. (May 1994)

Professional / Civic Affiliations

Member

  • State Bar of Texas
  • American Bar Association  
    • Member, Financial Transactions Committee of Tax Section
    • Member of Asset Securitization Subcommittee
Industries
Practice Areas
Education
  • JD, 1982, summa cum laude, University of Houston Law Center, Order of the Barons, Houston Law Review
  • Master of Accounting, 1975, Rice University
  • BS, 1974, Rice University, magna cum laude, Chemical Engineering
Admitted
  • Texas 1982
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