Barnes & Thornburg Adds Four Corporate and Tax Credit Attorneys in Atlanta

Barnes & Thornburg has added partner Sean Honeywill and associates Devin Schoonmaker, Brian Saling, and Abraham Llama to the Corporate Department in Atlanta. This group focuses on federal and state tax credit financing and monetization in areas such as affordable housing, historic rehabilitation and renewable energy.

Honeywill has deep experience in a variety of federal and state tax credits and the regulations that govern the transferability and monetization of associated tax benefits, including historic rehabilitation, renewable energy, affordable housing and opportunity zones. On the corporate side, he concentrates on tax considerations for transactions including restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, and spinoffs. His clients include developers, investors, lenders and syndicators.

Schoonmaker, Saling, and Llama likewise regularly work on matters surrounding the federal and state tax aspects of transactions related to these various tax incentive programs. The four join from Kowan Cordon.

Honeywill earned his J.D., high honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law, his LL.M in Taxation from New York University School of Law and his B.S., summa cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh.

Schoonmaker earned his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law and his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Saling earned his J.D. from the Emory University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Iowa.

Llama earned his J.D. from the Emory University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Florida.