Brian S. Masterson

BRIAN S. MASTERSON Business Services Group Tax Group 

AREAS OF EMPHASIS: n Taxation Law 

DISTINCTIONS n Adjunct Faculty, Lipscomb University n Adjunct Faculty, Georgetown University Law Center n Recurring Guest Lecturer, University of Michigan Law School and American University Washington College of Law n Certified Public Accountant 

EDUCATION & HONORS: n Georgetown University, LL.M., Taxation, 2004 n University of North Carolina, J.D., with honors, 2001 n Publication Editor, North Carolina Law Review n Brooks Scholarship for outstanding staff service to the law review n J. Nelson Young Tax Scholarship n Lipscomb University, B.S., Accounting, summa cum laude, 1995 

ASSOCIATIONS: n American Bar Association n Taxation Section n Real Estate Committee n American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) 

BAR ADMISSIONS: n Virginia, 2001 n District Of Columbia, 2002 n Tennessee, 

2008 EXPERIENCE: n Partner with Venable LLP in Washington and a Director in the Washington National Tax practice of KPMG where he advised clients on federal and state tax matters with emphasis on the healthcare and real estate industries, including but not limited to, partnerships, S corporations, C corporations, REITs and REMICs. n Advise clients in all aspects of state and federal tax controversy matters from the initial contact by the taxing authority to litigation, if necessary. n Advise clients regarding strategic business relationships, joint ventures, private equity investments, corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, tax and accounting issues, and corporate governance. n Draft and negotiate term sheets and letters of intent for acquisitions and joint ventures; operating agreements and partnership agreements; and stock purchase agreements and asset purchase agreements. n Conduct internal