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Alexis J.Kim

Senior Managing AssociateCleveland Co-Chair, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee
Cleveland

O 216.566.5732

Alexis J.Kim

Senior Managing Associate
Cleveland Co-Chair, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee
Cleveland

O 216.566.5732

Alexis, a senior managing associate in the Tax group, has broad experience counseling businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals on a wide range of transactional federal income tax matters and Ohio tax controversy matters before the Ohio Department of Taxation and Ohio Board of Tax Appeals.

Alexis advises clients on aspects of corporate and partnership taxation, including the tax consequences of mergers and acquisitions involving private equity funds and regulated investment companies. She regularly advises clients on transactions involving Section 1202 qualified small business stock and renewable energy transactions involving the Section 48 investment tax credit. She also counsels tax-exempt organizations on organizational and governance matters, including formation, obtaining favorable tax-exempt determinations and reinstatement as well as late exemption applications and reclassifications from private foundation to public charity status.

Focus Areas

Examples of Alexis’s experience include:

  • Advising on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and corporate liquidations.
  • Advising private equity funds on acquistitions of telecommunications portfolios.
  • Advising regulated investment companies on tax-free reorganization matters.
  • Working as part of a team to obtain a favorable multi-year settlement with the Ohio Department of Taxation on behalf of a client at the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals.
  • Performing tax due diligence for Section 48 investment tax credit equipment leasing transactions, including analysis of the economic substance doctrine.
  • Assisting developer clients with formation of Qualified Opportunity Funds for investment in Qualified Opportunity Zones.
  • Obtaining six private letter rulings from the IRS on income exclusion of semi-public entities under Code Section 115.
  • Representing individuals before the IRS in Offshore Voluntary Disclosure of offshore financial accounts.
  • “Navigating Cleveland’s Thriving Startup Ecosystem,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Webinar, April 2024
  • Cleveland Tax Institute, various presentations

Professional Associations

  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Cleveland Tax Institute Committee Member
  • Tax Club of Cleveland
  • American Bar Association, Section of Taxation

Community Activities

  • Family Connections, Vice President
  • Cleveland Leadership Center, Bridge Builders, Class of 2025
  • Cleveland Leadership Center, OnBoard Cleveland Class of 2018

Education

  • New York University School of Law, LL.M., 2019
  • Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D., 2014,
    magna cum laude
    ,

    Cleveland State Law Review, executive editor (2013–2014), associate (2012–2013)

  • Baldwin-Wallace College, B.A., 2008,
    summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. Tax Court

Languages

  • French