Craig A. Phillips

Craig Phillips is a partner in the firm’s tax group and is based in the New York office. His broad tax expertise covers mergers and acquisitions, private fund formation, energy transition work to tax controversy and litigation. As a former partner in the national office of a Big 4 accounting firm, and as former internal tax counsel for GE Energy Financial Services, Craig provides a unique perspective as he looks to achieve his client’s practical objectives.

Craig works with private funds and corporations on complex M&A transactions, including joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions and debt workouts. His extensive work in the energy space has included tax-equity financing for wind and solar projects, as well as investments in renewable natural gas (RNG) and carbon capture and storage (CCS). Craig has also represented clients at all stages of tax controversy, including audit, IRS Appeals and litigation.

As in-house counsel and a partner in the national office of a Big 4 accounting firm, Craig was responsible not just for tax structuring and documentation, but also for complex quantitative models and analyses required to assess cash tax and accounting impacts of his tax advice. Craig has particular experience in review of tax equity models and complex partnership tax computations.