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Areas of Practice
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Representative Experience
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Professional Background
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Bar Admissions
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Education
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Achievements
Areas of Practice
Mr. Purcell’s practice encompasses federal and international tax issues involving foreign and domestic clients. He also works extensively in the private equity arena. He has experience in numerous areas including formation of investment funds; large joint venture transactions; mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border); inbound and outbound investment structures; financing and banking transactions; financial products taxation; venture capital investments and start-up companies; foreign and domestic investment companies (including registered investment companies and real estate investment trusts); and compensation of executive and promoters in the foreign and domestic contexts. He works with many Canadian clients on cross-border tax issues.
Mr. Purcell is the editor–in–chief of The Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual, the first limited liability company (LLC) manual for Washington, Oregon and Alaska. He is experienced in the economic analysis of transactions as relevant in the legal context (including the analysis of appraisals and appraisal methodology from a tax perspective and financial analysis of benefits of tax structures).
Representative Experience
Acquisitions and Reorganizations
- Acquisition of Rare Ltd. by Microsoft.
- Sale by Microsoft of majority interest in Expedia, Inc.
- Acquisition of WebTV Networks by Microsoft in a tax–deferred recapitalization utilizing exchangeable shares.
- Disposition of Spieden Island by Alaska Northwest Properties via spin–off of other assets in a limited liability company followed by a cash merger with Under the Radar.
- Sale of Abatis Systems Corporation to RedBack Networks.
- Sale of Hothouse Technologies to Broad com Inc.
- Acquisition of Intuit Inc. by Microsoft in a tax–free reorganization qualifying as a pooling of interest for accounting (terminated).
- Tender offer for Univar by Royal Pakhoed, N.V. followed by a cash merger.
- Acquisition of SOFTIMAGE Inc. by Microsoft pursuant to an arrangement under Quebec law structured to qualify as a pooling and tax deferred for Canadian and U.S. tax purposes.
- Acquisition of MidSouth Corporation by Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. in a cash merger requiring approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
- Merger of Momentum Corporation and Philips & Jacobs, Incorporated to form PrimeSource Corporation in a tax–free reorganization.
- Merger of Hot Mail Corporation by Microsoft in a tax–deferred merger transaction.
- Acquisition of NetCarta by Microsoft in a tax–free reverse triangular merger and related investment.
- Acquisition of Intersé by Microsoft in a tax–free reverse triangular merger.
- Acquisition of Dimension X by Microsoft in a tax–free reverse triangular merger.
To view a comprehensive list of Mr. Purcell's experience, please visit his expanded biography.
Professional Background
Before joining K&L Gates, Mr. Purcell practiced for 10 years with a New York City law firm.
Bar Admissions
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Bar of New York
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Bar of Washington
Education
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J.D.,
University of Virginia School of Law
(1982)
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B.A.,
University of Virginia
(1977)
with distinction, Echols Scholar
Achievements
Mr. Purcell has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America and in Chambers USA.
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