Andrew’s practice focuses on business, lending and real estate transactions and tax law for individuals and business entities. Andrew is experienced in routinely drafting and negotiating relevant documents for joint ventures, LLCs, partnerships (including limited partnerships), closely held businesses (including succession planning) and corporations, as well as assisting individuals with their interactions with such entities. Andrew also has experience with preparing and negotiating documents, undertaking due diligence reviews, including title and survey reviews, and coordinating closings for lending and real estate transactions, including commercial and private loans, real estate purchases and sales, leases and subleases, as well as property management and development transactions. Andrew works with clients in a wide variety of industries, including real estate, finance, technology, medical, manufacturing, service and retail.
While earning his J.D., Andrew worked as a tax researcher for H&R Block, where he specialized in business entity taxation issues. He would then earn a Master of Laws degree in taxation. Before joining Shook, Andrew worked for eight years as a business and tax law attorney in private practice.
Presentations
Corporate Governance Refresher: Judiciary Duties, the Business Judgment Rule and Avoiding Piercing the Corporate Veil Claims, Update of the Law CLE Webinar, June 6, 2024.
Taxation of LLCs - Top Attorney Mistakes, Top 6 LLC Mistakes to Avoid in Everyday Business Practices, April 12, 2024.
Partnerships and LLCs, 46th Annual Seminar Recent Development in Federal Taxes, University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, January 27, 2024.
Annual Federal Tax – Partnership Tax Update, CLE, University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, 2019-Present.